| Justice for the Elderly צדק לזקן |
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| Leader | Moshe Sharoni |
| Founded | 2 June 2008 |
| Dissolved | 27 October 2008 |
| Split from | Gil |
| Merged into | Gil |
| Ideology | Pensioner interest |
| Most MKs | 3 (2008) |
| Fewest MKs | 3 (2008) |
| Politics of Israel Political parties Elections |
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Justice for the Elderly (Hebrew: צדק לזקן, Tzedek LaZaken) was a political faction in Israel between June and October 2008. It was led by Moshe Sharoni,[1] and had three seats.
The faction was established on 2 June 2008 when three MKs from Gil (Moshe Sharoni, Elhanan Glazer and Sarah Marom) left the party.[2] Glazer had initially decided not to quit Gil after being promised a Deputy Ministerial post (a decision which Sharoni claimed he would sue Glazer for NIS 2 million for),[3] but eventually changed his mind again and left the party.
The faction was initially planned to be associated with the Social Justice party,[3] with three three MKs promised places in the top five on the Social Justice list in the next elections and Sharoni a senior cabinet post, as well as funding amounting to tens of thousands of shekels a month.[4] Gil MK Yitzhak Galanti stated that the "move could result in Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah or Iranian President Mahmoud Ahamdinejad also "buying" a Knesset faction to represent their views."[5] However, the agreement was later cancelled.[6]
On 15 October 2008 Sharoni announced that the faction was to merge back into Gil.[7] The merger went ahead on 27 October, although Elhanan Glazer broke away to establish another new faction, The Right Way.[2]
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