Shaul Gutman
Encyclopedia
Shaul Gutman is an Israel
i academic and former politician.
during the Mandate era, Gutman grew up in Rehovot
and studied at the Technion and Berkeley
, before returning to the Technion as a professor.
In 1992
he was elected to the Knesset on the Moledet
list. However, he left the party on 24 July 1995 to establish Yamin Yisrael. He lost his seat when the party failed to cross the electoral threshold in the 1996 elections
.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i academic and former politician.
Biography
Born in Be'erot YitzhakBe'erot Yitzhak
Be'erot Yitzhak is a religious kibbutz in central Israel. Located near Yehud, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council...
during the Mandate era, Gutman grew up in Rehovot
Rehovot
Rehovot is a city in the Center District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 112,700. Rehovot's official website estimates the population at 114,000.Rehovot was built on the site of Doron,...
and studied at the Technion and Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, before returning to the Technion as a professor.
In 1992
Israeli legislative election, 1992
Elections for the thirteenth Knesset were held in Israel on 23 June 1992. The result was a victory for the left, led by Yitzhak Rabin's Labor Party, though their win was at least partially due to several small right-wing parties narrowly failing to cross the electoral threshold and thus effectively...
he was elected to the Knesset on the Moledet
Moledet
Moledet is a small right-wing political party in Israel. It advocates the notion of encouraging voluntary population transfer of the Arab population of the West Bank. Moledet was founded in 1988 by Rehavam Ze'evi, who headed it until his assassination by members of the PFLP in 2001, after which...
list. However, he left the party on 24 July 1995 to establish Yamin Yisrael. He lost his seat when the party failed to cross the electoral threshold in the 1996 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1996
Elections for the fourteenth Knesset were held in Israel on 29 May 1996. Voter turnout was 79.3%.The 1996 elections included two new changes, both designed to increase the stability of the Knesset. First, the Prime Minister was to be elected on a separate ballot from the remaining members of the...
.