Green Movement (Israel)
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The Israel Green Movement
התנועה הירוקה |
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| Leader | Eran Ben-Yemini Yael Cohen Paran |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Ideology |
Green politics Green Zionism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Seats in Knesset |
1 / 120
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| Most MKs | 1 (2015) |
| Election symbol | |
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The Green Movement (Hebrew: התנועה הירוקה, HaTnuʿa HaYeruqa) is a social-environmental movement and political party in Israel.
The Green Movement was established in the summer 2008 by green activists and led by Eran Ben-Yemini and Alon Tal. It formed as 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. 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. In addition to the environment, the electoral slate's platform addressed issues of education, social democracy, religious pluralism, and co-existence. The campaign downplayed religious issues and emphasized environmental questions. 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 Tzipi Livni's party, Hatnuah or 'The Movement'. Party leader Alon Tal was given the 13th spot on the party list. However, Hatnuah only won 6 mandates. Following the election, there was a new leadership elected, with Yael Cohen Paran replacing Tal as co-chair.
It ran in the 2015 elections on a joint Zionist Union list with Hatnuah and the Israeli Labor Party. Tzipi Livni chose Green Movement co-chair Yael Cohen Paran for the 25th spot (reserved for Hatnuah members) on the list. Paran missed out on election but got in following the resignation of another list member in November 2015.
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