Orit Zuaretz
Encyclopedia
Orit Zuaretz is an Israel
i politician and member of the Knesset
for Kadima
.
, Zuaretz made aliyah
to Israel in 1971. She gained a BA in Social Science studied towards an MA in the New Age Middle East.
She was elected onto the Tzoran-Kadima local council in 2003, serving as the town's deputy mayor until 2006. She also served as a member of the Jewish Agency
Directors Forum for Russian
-speaking elected representatives.
Prior to the 2009 elections
she was placed twenty-eighth on the Kadima list, and entered the Knesset when the party won 28 seats.
Zuaretz lives in Tzoran-Kadima and is married with three children.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i politician and 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 Kadima
Kadima
Kadima is a centrist and liberal political party in Israel. It was established on 24 November 2005 by moderates from Likud largely to support the issue of Ariel Sharon's unilateral disengagement plan, and was soon joined by like-minded Labor politicians...
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Biography
Born Svetlana Czerniak in the Soviet UnionSoviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, Zuaretz 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 1971. She gained a BA in Social Science studied towards an MA in the New Age Middle East.
She was elected onto the Tzoran-Kadima local council in 2003, serving as the town's deputy mayor until 2006. She also served as a member of the Jewish Agency
Jewish Agency for Israel
The Jewish Agency for Israel , also known as the Sochnut or JAFI, served as the organization in charge of immigration and absorption of Jews from the Diaspora into the state of Israel.-History:...
Directors Forum for Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
-speaking elected representatives.
Prior to the 2009 elections
Israeli legislative election, 2009
Elections for the 18th Knesset were held in Israel on 10 February 2009. These elections became necessary due to the resignation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as leader of the Kadima party, and the failure of his successor, Tzipi Livni, to form a coalition government...
she was placed twenty-eighth on the Kadima list, and entered the Knesset when the party won 28 seats.
Zuaretz lives in Tzoran-Kadima and is married with three children.