The Shahar Movement (Hebrew: תנועת שח"ר, romanized: Tnuat Shaha"r, lit. 'Dawn Movement')[a] was an Israeli extraparliamentary movement founded by Yossi Beilin to bring about a union of left-wing parties
Shahar Movement תנועת שח"ר | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Yossi Beilin |
| Founded | June 2002 |
| Dissolved | 2004 |
| Merged into | Meretz |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Most MKs | 0 (2003-2004) |
| Website | |
| http://www.shahar-movement.co.il/ | |
History
editBeilin founded the Shahar Movement in 2002, with the stated purpose of uniting Israel's left-wing parties.[1] Beilin initially remained in the Labor party, but secured a low slot on the party's electoral list in the 2003 primaries, and thus left the party with Yael Dayan. Shahar then ran in the 2003 Knesset election on a joint list with Meretz and the Democratic Choice, with Beilin and Dayan being given the 11th and 12th slots on the joint list. The two were not elected as the list won only 6 seats.[2][3]
In 2004, the Shahar Movement merged with Meretz to form Yachad, later renamed Meretz-Yachad. Beilin was elected to lead the new movement in 2004, defeating MK Ran Cohen in an internal leadership contest.[4]
Notes
edit- ↑ The 'Shahar' in 'Shahar Movement' is an Acronym, and stands for "Peace, Education, Welfare" (Hebrew: שלום, חינוך, רווחה, romanized: Shalom, Hinuch, Revacha)
References
edit- ↑ Somfalvi, Attila (2002-06-03). "ביילין מקים תנועת שלום אחת לכל השמאל". ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2026-06-14.
- ↑ Shmueli, Smadar; Lubich, Vered (2002-12-12). "ביילין ודיין מצטרפים למרצ". ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2026-06-14.
- ↑ "בחירות 2003". Israel Democracy Institute (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2026-06-14.
- ↑ Somfalvi, Attila (2004-03-17). "ביילין נבחר וכבר מאיים: נילחם בעבודה יותר מבליכוד". ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2026-06-14.