Dov Zakin
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Dov Zakin was an Israel
i politician who served as a member of the Knesset
for the Alignment
and Mapam
between 1969 and 1977 and again from 1981 until 1984.
in 1922, Zakin made aliyah
to Mandate Palestine in 1936. He was educated at the Ben Shemen Youth Village
, before studying political Science and economics at Tel Aviv University
.
In 1945 he was amongst the founders of kibbutz Lehavot HaBashan
. The following year he helped found the Wadi Ara
branch of the Eretz Yisrael Workers Union. In 1950, 1952 and 1963 he travelled to the United States
as an emissary for Hashomer Hatzair
, and between 1959 and 1961 served as secretary of the Peace Movement.
A member of the Mapam secretariat, he was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list (an alliance of Mapam and the Labor Party) in 1969
. He was re-elected in 1973
, and in 1977 was part of the Mapam faction that briefly broke away from the Alignment. He lost his seat in the 1977 elections
, but returned to the Knesset after the 1981 elections
. He lost his seat for a final time in 1984
. In 1986 he became a member of the board of directors of the World Zionist Organization
.
He died in 1986.
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 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...
and Mapam
Mapam
Mapam was a political party in Israel and is one of the ancestors of the modern-day Meretz party.-History:Mapam was formed by a January 1948 merger of the Hashomer Hatzair Workers Party and Ahdut HaAvoda Poale Zion Movement. The party was originally Marxist-Zionist in its outlook and represented...
between 1969 and 1977 and again from 1981 until 1984.
Biography
Born in Barnowiec in PolandPoland
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in 1922, Zakin 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 Mandate Palestine in 1936. He was educated at the Ben Shemen Youth Village
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:...
, before studying political Science and economics at Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University is a public university located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. With nearly 30,000 students, TAU is Israel's largest university.-History:...
.
In 1945 he was amongst the founders of kibbutz Lehavot HaBashan
Lehavot HaBashan
Lehavot HaBashan is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Hula Valley around ten kilometres south-east of Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council...
. The following year he helped found the Wadi Ara
Wadi Ara
Wadi Ara or Nahal Iron , refers to an area within Israel that is mostly populated by Arabs. It is located northwest of the Green Line and is mostly within Israel's Haifa District. Today, Highway 65 runs through the wadi.-Geography:...
branch of the Eretz Yisrael Workers Union. In 1950, 1952 and 1963 he travelled to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as an emissary for Hashomer Hatzair
Hashomer Hatzair
Hashomer Hatzair is a Socialist–Zionist youth movement founded in 1913 in Galicia, Austria-Hungary, and was also the name of the group's political party in the Yishuv in the pre-1948 British Mandate of Palestine...
, and between 1959 and 1961 served as secretary of the Peace Movement.
A member of the Mapam secretariat, he was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list (an alliance of Mapam and the Labor Party) in 1969
Israeli legislative election, 1969
Elections for the seventh Knesset were held in Israel on 28 October 1969. Voter turnout was 81.7%.-Results:¹ Meir Avizohar defected from the National List to the Alignment² Avner Shaki left the National Religious Party and remained a single MK...
. He was re-elected in 1973
Israeli legislative election, 1973
The Elections for the eighth Knesset were held on 31 December 1973. Voter turnout was 78.6%.-Results:1 Aryeh Eliav left the Alignment and merged with Ratz to form Ya'ad - Civil Rights Movement...
, and in 1977 was part of the Mapam faction that briefly broke away from the Alignment. He lost his seat in the 1977 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1977
The Elections for the ninth Knesset were held on 17 May 1977. For the first time in Israeli political history, the right-wing, led by Likud, won the election, ending almost 30 years of rule by the left-wing Alignment and its predecessor, Mapai...
, but returned to the Knesset after the 1981 elections
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 lost his seat for a final time in 1984
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 1986 he became a member of the board of directors of the World Zionist Organization
World Zionist Organization
The World Zionist Organization , or WZO, was founded as the Zionist Organization , or ZO, in 1897 at the First Zionist Congress, held from August 29 to August 31 in Basel, Switzerland...
.
He died in 1986.