Amir Peretz
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Amir Peretz is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. A Knesset member almost continuously from 1988 to 2021, he has served as Minister of Defence, Minister of Economy, and Minister of Environmental Protection, as well as heading the Histadrut trade union federation between 1995 and 2006.
Peretz in 2019
Peretz at a Labor Party rally, April 2008
Peretz campaign billboard, Tel Aviv, January 2006. "Ki Higía' Haz'mán" – "Because The Time Has Come"
Amir Peretz campaigning, July 2019
Israeli Labor Party
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The Israeli Labor Party, commonly known as HaAvoda, is a social democratic and Labor Zionist political party in Israel. The party was established in 1968 by a merger of Mapai, Ahdut HaAvoda and Rafi. Until 1977, all Israeli prime ministers were affiliated with the Labor movement. The current party leader is Merav Michaeli, who was elected in January 2021.
Israeli Labor Party ballot slip – "Emet"
Image: Portrait of prime minister Levy Eshkol. August 1963. D699 070
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Image: Flickr Israel Defense Forces Life of Lt. Gen. Yitzhak Rabin, 7th IDF Chief of Staff in photos (11)