Roman Bronfman

MKs

Date of birth = Birth date and age|1954|4|22|df=y
Year of Aliyah = 1980
Date of death =
Knesset(s) = 14th, 15th, 16th
Party = Meretz-Yachad
Former parties = Yisrael BaAliyah
Democratic Choice
Gov't roles =
Dr. Roman Bronfman ( _he. רומן ברונפמן, born 22 April 1954) is a left wing Israeli politician. He was born in the Ukraine, and immigrated to Israel in 1980.

He holds a PhD in Political Science from Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Before entering politics, he was a lecturer and journalist.

Politics

In 1993 he became the Head of the Haifa Municipality Absorption Authority, and has held that post since then. That year he also was elected to the Haifa City Council, and became the Deputy Chairman of the Zionist Forum. He held both of those posts until 1996 when he was first elected to Knesset. During his time in Knesset he was a member of Yisrael BaAliyah and then the Democratic Choice.

He was a member of the House Committee, State Control Committee, Public Petitions Committee, Economic Affairs Committee, Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, Internal Affairs and Environment Committee, Committee on Drug Abuse, and the Committee for Immigration, Absorption, and Diaspora Affairs. During his time as a member of Knesset he was also a member of the Social-Environmental Lobby, Environmental Lobby, Lobby for the War Against Drugs in Israel, and the Lobby for the Galil and the Negev.

He lost the 2006 Knesset election, and no longer serves as a member of the Knesset. [http://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=26]

Two State Solution

Bronfman has said that the Two State Solution is the only humane solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He believes there is only two other options, which is to have a mass deportation of Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank, or to brutally rule over the Palestinians in these territories. [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/aug/09/comment Roman Bronfman and Israel Harel: Ready for two states? | World news | guardian.co.uk ] ]

Legalization of Cannabis

In 2005 Bronfman submitted a bill to the Knesset that would amend the Dangerous Drugs Order so it would be legal to possess 50 grams, or about 1.8 ounces of cannabis, when before the legal amount to have in your possession was 15 grams, or 0.5 ounces. He said the total ban on cannabis had failed to stop cannabis use, and the way to stop its use was to go after drug dealers. [ [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3171820,00.html Soft drugs to be legalized? - Israel News, Ynetnews ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/comment/0,10551,786329,00.html Dissent is not disloyalty] article by Roman Bronfman in the The Guardian
* [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=362258 Fanning the flames of hatred ] By Roman Bronfman in Haaretz