David Petel

David Petel
Date of birth	6 September 1921 (1921-09-06) (age 90)
Place of birth	Basra, Iraq
Year of aliyah	1941
Knessets	4, 5, 6
Party	Alignment (1965-1968, 1969)
Former parties	Mapai (1959-1965) Labor Party (1968-1969)

David Petel (Hebrew: דוד פתל‎, born 6 September 1921) is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai and its successors from 1959 until 1969.

Biography

Born in Basra in Iraq, Petel made aliyah to Mandate Palestine in 1941, and later became chairman of the Iraqi Immigrants Association.^[1]

A member of Mapai, he was elected to Bnei Brak city council, and in 1959 was elected to the Knesset on the Mapai list. He was re-elected in 1961 and 1965, by which time Mapai had formed the Alignment alliance. He lost his seat in the 1969 elections. In 1974 he became a member of the Histadrut's Co-ordinating Committee.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} David Petel: Public Activities Knesset website

External links

• David Petel Knesset website

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Date of birth	6 September 1921
Place of birth	Basra, Iraq
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