Mordechai Mishani
Encyclopedia
Mordechai "Motti" Mishani is a former Israel
i politician who served as a member of the Knesset
for One Israel
and Gesher between 2001 and 2003.
during the Mandate era, Mishani studied law before working as an attorney.
A member of Gesher, he was placed 29th on the One Israel list (an alliance of Labor, Meimad
and Gesher) for the 1999 elections, but missed out on a seat when the alliance won only 26 seats. However, he entered the Knesset on 17 February 2001 as a replacement for Eli Goldschmidt
. On 7 March Gesher left the One Israel alliance to sit as an independent party. Prior to the 2003 elections Mishani joined Likud, but after only being placed 56th on the party's list, he lost his seat.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i politician who served as a member of the Knesset
Knesset
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...
for One Israel
One Israel
One Israel was an alliance of the Labor Party, Meimad and Gesher created to run for the 1999 Knesset elections.-Background:One Israel was formed by Labor leader Ehud Barak in the run-up to the 1999 elections with the aim of making Labor appear more centrist and to reduce its secularist and elitist...
and Gesher between 2001 and 2003.
Biography
Born in Tel AvivTel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
during the Mandate era, Mishani studied law before working as an attorney.
A member of Gesher, he was placed 29th on the One Israel list (an alliance of Labor, Meimad
Meimad
Meimad is a left-wing religious Zionist political party in Israel. Founded in 1999, it is based on the ideology of the Meimad movement founded in 1988 by Rabbi Yehuda Amital. At the national level, it was in alliance with the Labour Party, and until the 2006 elections, received 10th spot on the...
and Gesher) for the 1999 elections, but missed out on a seat when the alliance won only 26 seats. However, he entered the Knesset on 17 February 2001 as a replacement for Eli Goldschmidt
Eli Goldschmidt
Eli Goldschmidt is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for One Israel and the Labor Party between 1992 and 2001.-Biography:...
. On 7 March Gesher left the One Israel alliance to sit as an independent party. Prior to the 2003 elections Mishani joined Likud, but after only being placed 56th on the party's list, he lost his seat.