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The '''Leader of the Opposition''' ({{lang-he|רֹאשׁ הַאוֹפּוֹזִיצְיָה}}, ''Rosh HaOpozitzya'') is the politician who leads the [[Leader of the opposition|Official Opposition]] in the [[Knesset]], the Israeli parliament. The Leader of the Opposition is by convention the leader of the largest political party not supporting the [[Cabinet of Israel|government]]. |
The '''Leader of the Opposition''' ({{lang-he|רֹאשׁ הַאוֹפּוֹזִיצְיָה}}, ''Rosh HaOpozitzya'') is the politician who leads the [[Leader of the opposition|Official Opposition]] in the [[Knesset]], the Israeli parliament. The Leader of the Opposition is by convention the leader of the largest political party not supporting the [[Cabinet of Israel|government]]. |
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Revision as of 01:30, 20 June 2021
Leader of the Opposition | |
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יוֹשֵׁב רֹאשׁ הַאוֹפּוֹזִיצְיָה Yoshev Rosh Ha-Opozitzya | |
since 13 June 2021 | |
Term length | While leader of the largest political party not in government |
First holder | Meir Ya'ari |
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The Leader of the Opposition (Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הַאוֹפּוֹזִיצְיָה, Rosh HaOpozitzya) is the politician who leads the Official Opposition in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament. The Leader of the Opposition is by convention the leader of the largest political party not supporting the government. Free Palestine
History
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Informal role, until 2000
Until 2000, the role of the Opposition Leader was not an official position, but rather an honorary role. The Leader of the Opposition was the leader of the largest party not in government. This was either Likud or Labor, with short exceptions during national unity governments of 1967–1970 and 1984–1990.
Even with the absence of a law defining the role of the Opposition Leader, it was customary for the Prime Minister to hold regular meetings with the leader of the largest opposition party. However, it was carried out only at the prerogative of the Prime Minister.
Formalised role, post-2000
In early 2000, two bills to amend the Opposition Leader's status were submitted to the Knesset, one by the government and one by MK Uzi Landau. The bills were merged into one amendment, and on 17 July 2000, the Knesset approved Amendment 8 to the "Knesset Law" of 1994, adding chapter 6 that outlined the role of the Leader of the Opposition.[1] The law stipulates the selection of the Opposition Leader, the method of their replacement, regulates their ceremonial role in various official events, and obliges the prime minister to update them once a month. The law also stipulates that the Opposition Leader's salary will be determined by Knesset committee, and shall not be lower than a salary of a Cabinet minister.
List of Opposition leaders
Leaders of the largest opposition party
Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Party | Term | |
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style="background:Template:Mapam/meta/color; color:white;" | | Meir Ya'ari מאיר יערי (1897–1987) |
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Mapam | 1949 – 1951 |
Peretz Bernstein פרץ ברנשטיין (1890–1971) |
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General Zionists | 1951 – 1952 | |
style="background:Template:Mapam/meta/color; color:white;" | | Meir Ya'ari מאיר יערי (1897–1987) |
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Mapam | 1952 – 1955 |
Peretz Bernstein פרץ ברנשטיין (1890–1971) |
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General Zionists | 1955 | |
style="background:Template:Herut/meta/color; color:white;" | | Menachem Begin מנחם בגין (1913–1992) |
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Herut/Gahal | 1955 – 1967 |
style="background:Template:Mapam/meta/color; color:white;" | | Meir Ya'ari מאיר יערי (1897–1987) |
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Mapam | 1967 – 1969 |
style="background:Template:Agudat Yisrael/meta/color; color:white;" | | Yitzhak-Meir Levin יצחק-מאיר לוין (1893–1971) |
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Agudat Yisrael | 1969 – 1970 |
style="background:Template:Likud/meta/color; color:white;" | | Menachem Begin מנחם בגין (1913–1992) |
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Likud | 1970 – 1977 |
style="background:Template:Alignment (political party)/meta/color; color:white;" | | Shimon Peres שמעון פרס (1923–2016) |
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Alignment | 1977 – 1984 |
style="background:Template:Tehiya/meta/color; color:white;" | | Yuval Ne'eman יובל נאמן (1925–2006) |
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Tehiya | 1984 – 1988 |
style="background:Template:Ratz (political party)/meta/color; color:white;" | | Shulamit Aloni שולמית אלוני (1928–2014) |
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Ratz | 1988 – 1990 |
style="background:Template:Israeli Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" | | Shimon Peres שמעון פרס (1923–2016) |
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Labor | 1990 – 1992 |
style="background:Template:Likud/meta/color; color:white;" | | Yitzhak Shamir יצחק שמיר (1915–2012) |
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Likud | 1992 – 1993 |
style="background:Template:Likud/meta/color; color:white;" | | Benjamin Netanyahu בנימין נתניהו (born 1949) |
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Likud | 1993 – 1996 |
style="background:Template:Israeli Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" | | Shimon Peres שמעון פרס (1923–2016) |
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Labor | 1996 – 1997 |
style="background:Template:Israeli Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" | | Ehud Barak אהוד ברק (born 1942) |
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Labor | 1997 – 1999 |
style="background:Template:Likud/meta/color; color:white;" | | Ariel Sharon אריאל שרון (1928–2014) |
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Likud | 1999 – 2000 |
Designated Opposition Leaders
After Amendment 8 to the "Knesset law" of 1994 was passed, the Leader of the Opposition became the person elected by the largest faction of the opposition.
Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Party | Term | |
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style="background:Template:Likud/meta/color; color:white;" | | Ariel Sharon אריאל שרון (1928–2014) |
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Likud | 30 July 2000 – 7 March 2001 |
style="background:Template:Meretz/meta/color; color:white;" | | Yossi Sarid יוסי שריד (1940–2015) |
Meretz | 7 March 2001 – 4 November 2002 | |
style="background:Template:Israeli Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" | | Binyamin Ben-Eliezer בנימין בן אליעזר (1936–2016) |
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Labor | 4 November 2002 – 28 February 2003 |
style="background:Template:Israeli Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" | | Amram Mitzna עמרם מצנע (born 1945) |
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Labor | 28 February 2003 – 13 May 2003 |
style="background:Template:Israeli Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" | | Dalia Itzik דליה איציק (born 1952) |
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Labor | 13 May 2003 – 25 June 2003 |
style="background:Template:Israeli Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" | | Shimon Peres שמעון פרס (1923–2016) |
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Labor | 25 June 2003 – 10 January 2005 |
style="background:Template:Shinui/meta/color; color:white;" | | Yosef Lapid יוסף לפיד (1931–2008) |
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Shinui | 10 January 2005 – 23 November 2005 |
style="background:Template:Israeli Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" | | Amir Peretz עמיר פרץ (born 1952) |
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Labor | 23 November 2005 – 16 January 2006 |
style="background:Template:Likud/meta/color; color:white;" | | Benjamin Netanyahu בנימין נתניהו (born 1949) |
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Likud | 16 January 2006 – 6 April 2009 |
style="background:Template:Kadima/meta/color; color:white;" | | Tzipi Livni ציפי לבני (born 1958) |
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Kadima | 6 April 2009 – 2 April 2012 |
style="background:Template:Kadima/meta/color; color:white;" | | Shaul Mofaz שאול מופז (born 1948) |
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Kadima | 2 April 2012 – 9 May 2012 |
style="background:Template:Israeli Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" | | Shelly Yachimovich שלי יחימוביץ׳ (born 1960) |
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Labor | 9 May 2012 – 23 July 2012 |
style="background:Template:Kadima/meta/color; color:white;" | | Shaul Mofaz שאול מופז (born 1948) |
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Kadima | 23 July 2012 – 5 February 2013 |
style="background:Template:Israeli Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" | | Shelly Yachimovich שלי יחימוביץ׳ (born 1960) |
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Labor | 5 February 2013 – 25 November 2013 |
style="background:Template:Zionist Union/meta/color; color:white;" | | Isaac Herzog יצחק הרצוג (1960–) |
Zionist Union (Labor) |
25 November 2013 – 31 July 2018 | |
style="background:Template:Zionist Union/meta/color; color:white;" | | Tzipi Livni ציפי לבני (born 1958) |
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Zionist Union (Hatnuah) |
1 August 2018 – 1 January 2019 |
style="background:Template:Israeli Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" | | Shelly Yachimovich שלי יחימוביץ׳ (born 1960) |
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Labor | 1 January 2019 – 30 April 2019 |
Vacant[a] | 30 April 2019 – 17 May 2020 | |||
Yair Lapid יאיר לפיד (born 1963) |
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Yesh Atid | 17 May 2020 – 13 June 2021 | |
Benjamin Netanyahu בִּנְיָמִין נְתַנְיָהוּ (born 1949) |
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Likud | 13 June 2021 – present |
Notes
- ^ No coalition was formed during the 2019–2021 Israeli political crisis
References
- ^ "Leader of the Opposition". knesset.gov.il. 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
External links
- Chapter 6: Leader of the Opposition, The Knesset law of 1994 Wikisource (in Hebrew)