David Petel (Hebrew: דוד פתל, 6 September 1921 – 6 October 2019) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai and its successors from 1959 until 1969.
David Petel | |
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| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1959–1965 | Mapai |
| 1965–1968 | Alignment |
| 1968–1969 | Labor Party |
| 1969 | Alignment |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 September 1921 Basra, Iraq |
| Died | 6 October 2019 (aged 98) Ramat Gan, Israel[citation needed] |
Biography edit
Born in Basra in Iraq, Petel made aliyah to Mandatory Palestine in 1941, and later became chairman of the Iraqi Immigrants Association.[1]
A member of Mapai, he was elected to Bnei Brak city council, and in 1959 was elected to the Knesset on the Mapai list. He was re-elected in 1961 and 1965, by which time Mapai had formed the Alignment alliance. He lost his seat in the 1969 elections. In 1974 he became a member of the Histadrut's Co-ordinating Committee.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b David Petel: Public Activities Knesset website
External links edit
- David Petel on the Knesset website