1. Merav Michaeli is an Israeli politician, journalist, TV anchor, radio broadcaster, feminist, and activist currently serving as a member of the Knesset for the Democrats, which was formed in 2024 by a merger of the Labor and Meretz.
17 Facts About Merav Michaeli
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Merav Michaeli served as the Labor Party's leader from 2021 until 2024, and as Minister of Transport in the thirty-sixth government of Israel.
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Merav Michaeli is the granddaughter of Rudolf Kastner and of Nehemia Michaeli who was the last secretary of the Mapam party.
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Merav Michaeli helped establish Galgalatz and Radio Tel Aviv radio stations and would lead Hebrew television programs focused on politics.
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Merav Michaeli was a journalist and opinion columnist for the Haaretz newspaper.
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Merav Michaeli taught university classes and lectured extensively on the topics of feminism, media, and communications.
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In October 2012, Merav Michaeli announced that she was joining the Labor Party, and intended to run for inclusion on Labor's list for the 2013 Knesset elections.
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Merav Michaeli won the ninth slot on the Zionist Union list, and was elected to the Knesset as it won 24 seats.
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Merav Michaeli was placed seventh on the Labor list for the April 2019 elections, but lost her seat as Labor was reduced to six seats.
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On 22 April 2020, after the 2020 Israeli legislative election, the then Labor party leader Amir Peretz announced that the Labor Party would join the unity government in the Netanyahu-Gantz coalition, but Merav Michaeli rejected sitting in the coalition under Netanyahu.
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Merav Michaeli was elected to lead the Israeli Labor Party on 24 January 2021, after her predecessor, Amir Peretz, announced he would not stand for re-election.
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Merav Michaeli announced, at the time, that her party would have gender equality on the party list; with a female-male rotation.
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Merav Michaeli was re-elected to lead the Israeli Labor Party in July 2022.
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Merav Michaeli was accused by prominent Meretz lawmaker Issawi Frej of 'delusions of grandeur'.
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Merav Michaeli rejected an invitation from Prime Minister Netanyahu to join the compromise talks at the president's residence.
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On 7 December 2023, Merav Michaeli called a press conference in which she stated her intention to hold a leadership election in April 2024, in which she will not run for another term.
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Merav Michaeli's partner is the television producer, host and comedian Lior Schleien.