Ra'anan Naim
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Ra'anan Naim was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset
for the Alignment
from 1981 to 1984.
in Libya
in 1935, Naim made aliyah
to Israel in 1949. He attended the Hebrew school established by the Jewish Brigade
, as well as the Ben Shemen Agricultural School
and Beit Berl
. He worked as an agricultural trainer in Kfar Hoshen
, and in 1963 was amongst the people who re-established moshav Ramot Naftali
. He served as secretary of the purchasing organisation of the Galilee moshavim, and also as director of the Moshavim Movement
in the Galilee region.
In 1981
he was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list, and served on the Economic Affairs committee. He lost his seat in the 1984 elections
. In the 1988 elections
he headed a new party, the Movement for Moshavim, but it failed to cross the electoral threshold.
He died in 2009 at the age of 73.
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 the Alignment
Alignment (political party)
The Alignment was an alliance of the major left-wing parties in Israel between the 1960s and 1990s. It was established in 1965 as an alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda but was dissolved three years later when the two parties and Rafi formally merged into the Israeli Labor Party...
from 1981 to 1984.
Biography
Born in BenghaziBenghazi
Benghazi is the second largest city in Libya, the main city of the Cyrenaica region , and the former provisional capital of the National Transitional Council. The wider metropolitan area is also a district of Libya...
in Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
in 1935, Naim made aliyah
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
to Israel in 1949. He attended the Hebrew school established by the Jewish Brigade
Jewish Brigade
The Jewish Infantry Brigade Group was a military formation of the British Army that served in Europe during the Second World War. The brigade was formed in late 1944, and its personnel fought the Germans in Italy...
, as well as the Ben Shemen Agricultural School
Ben Shemen Youth Village
Ben Shemen Youth Village is a youth village and agricultural boarding school in central Israel. Located near Ben Shemen and Ginaton, it falls under the jurisdiction of Judaism Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2006, it had a population of 627.-History:...
and Beit Berl
Beit Berl
Beit Berl is a village and the largest academic college in Israel in number of students and the range of programs it offers. Located on the outskirts of Kfar Sava, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council...
. He worked as an agricultural trainer in Kfar Hoshen
Kfar Hoshen
Kfar Hoshen , formerly known as Safsufa , is a moshav about 4 km north of Meron in northern Israel. It belongs to the Merom HaGalil Regional Council...
, and in 1963 was amongst the people who re-established moshav Ramot Naftali
Ramot Naftali
Ramot Naftali is a moshav in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel, near Israel's border with Lebanon. It belongs to Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council....
. He served as secretary of the purchasing organisation of the Galilee moshavim, and also as director of the Moshavim Movement
Moshavim Movement
The Moshavim Movement is one of the main settlement movements in Israel, whose members are cooperative villages organized as moshavim and moshavim shitufiim...
in the Galilee region.
In 1981
Israeli legislative election, 1981
Elections for the tenth Knesset were held in Israel on 30 June 1981. Despite last minute polls suggesting a victory for Shimon Peres's Alignment, Menachem Begin's Likud won by just one seat...
he was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list, and served on the Economic Affairs committee. He lost his seat in the 1984 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1984
Elections for the eleventh Knesset were held in Israel on 23 July 1984. Voter turnout was 78.8%. The results saw the Alignment return to being the largest party in the Knesset, a status it had lost in 1977...
. In the 1988 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1988
Elections for the twelfth Knesset were held in Israel on 1 November 1988. Voter turnout was 79.7%.-Results:1 Five members of the Likud left to form the Party for the Advancement of the Zionist Idea; after two returned, the party was renamed the New Liberal Party...
he headed a new party, the Movement for Moshavim, but it failed to cross the electoral threshold.
He died in 2009 at the age of 73.