Green Movement (Israel)

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The Israel Green Movement
Leader Eran Ben-Yemini
Yael Cohen Paran
Founded 2008
Ideology Green politics[1][2]
Green Zionism[3][4]
Political position Center-left[5][6]
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The Green Movement (Hebrew: התנועה הירוקה‎, HaTnuʿa HaYeruqa) is a social-environmental movement and political party in Israel.[7][8]

History

The movement was established in the summer 2008 by Eran Ben-Yemini and Alon Tal.[8] It formed a political party and ran a joint list with Meimad, a dovish religious party, for the 2009 elections after Meimad had ended its alliance with the Labor Party.[9] Meimad leader Michael Melchior headed its list and Ben-Yemini and Tal in second and third place; former Shinui MK Meli Polishook-Bloch was also on its list in eleventh place.[10] In addition to the environment, the electoral slate's platform addressed issues of education, social democracy, religious pluralism, and co-existence.[8] The campaign downplayed religious issues and emphasized environmental questions.[11] The alliance failed to win any seats in the Knesset after failing to pass the election threshold, receiving the largest number of votes of any party not to do so.

It contested the 2013 elections in an alliance with Hatnuah. Party leader Alon Tal was given the 13th spot on the party list. However, Hatnuah only won 6 mandates.

Before 2015 elections, Tzipi Livni chose Green Movement co-chair Yael Cohen Paran for the 25th spot (reserved for Hatnuah members) on the joint Zionist Union list with Labor.[12]

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