Yosef Ahimeir
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Yosef "Yossi" Ahimeir is an Israel
i journalist and former politician, chief editor of the Hebrew ideological quarterly - "Ha-Umma". Since April 2005 he is also the director-general of the Jabotinsky Institute in Israel. Today, Ahimeir is member of the International Board of Governors of the Ariel University Center of Samaria.
. He gained a BA from Tel Aviv University
, and began working as a journalist at HaYom, the Gahal
-affiliated newspaper, in 1966. In 1969 he moved to Ma'ariv, where he worked until 1984.
In 1984 he became assistant to Prime Minister
Yitzhak Shamir
. In 1988 he was appointed Director of the Prime Minister's Office, a post he held until Shamir lost the 1992 elections
.
Ahimeir was on the Likud
list for the elections, and although he failed to win a seat, he entered the Knesset
on 7 August 1995 as a replacement for the deceased Haim Kaufman
. However, he lost his seat in the 1996 elections
.
His brother, Ya'akov
, is also a journalist.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i journalist and former politician, chief editor of the Hebrew ideological quarterly - "Ha-Umma". Since April 2005 he is also the director-general of the Jabotinsky Institute in Israel. Today, Ahimeir is member of the International Board of Governors of the Ariel University Center of Samaria.
Biography
Ahimeir was born in Jerusalem during the Mandate era, the son of the journalist and historian Abba AhimeirAbba Ahimeir
Abba Ahimeir was a Jewish journalist, historian and political activist. One of the ideologues of Revisionist Zionism, he was the founder of the Revisionist Maximalist faction of the Zionist Revisionist Movement and of the clandestine Brit HaBirionim....
. He gained a BA from 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:...
, and began working as a journalist at HaYom, the Gahal
Gahal
Gahal , lit. Herut-Liberals Bloc) was the major right-wing political faction in Israel led by Menachem Begin from its founding in 1965 until it merged into Likud in 1973.-Background:...
-affiliated newspaper, in 1966. In 1969 he moved to Ma'ariv, where he worked until 1984.
In 1984 he became assistant to Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Israel
The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and the most powerful political figure in Israel . The prime minister is the country's chief executive. The official residence of the prime minister, Beit Rosh Hamemshala is in Jerusalem...
Yitzhak Shamir
Yitzhak Shamir
' is a former Israeli politician, the seventh Prime Minister of Israel, in 1983–84 and 1986–92.-Biography:Icchak Jeziernicky was born in Ruzhany , Russian Empire . He studied at a Hebrew High School in Białystok, Poland. As a youth he joined Betar, the Revisionist Zionist youth movement...
. In 1988 he was appointed Director of the Prime Minister's Office, a post he held until Shamir lost the 1992 elections
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...
.
Ahimeir was on the Likud
Likud
Likud is the major center-right political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin in an alliance with several right-wing and liberal parties. Likud's victory in the 1977 elections was a major turning point in the country's political history, marking the first time the left had...
list for the elections, and although he failed to win a seat, he entered 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...
on 7 August 1995 as a replacement for the deceased Haim Kaufman
Haim Kaufman
Haim Kaufman was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1977 and 1988, and again from 1990 until his death in 1995.-Biography:...
. However, he lost his seat 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...
.
His brother, Ya'akov
Ya'akov Ahimeir
Ya'akov Ahimeir , is a senior Israeli journalist, and a television and radio personality.-Biography:Ahimeir was born in Ramat Gan in 1938, the son of the Revisionist Zionist leader Abba Ahimeir...
, is also a journalist.