Zehava Gal-On

Standby squads raise concerns amid Israel-Hamas chaos

Questions surround powers, weapons, and personnel in the growing standby squads movement.

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"After that, they began distributing weapons without accountability due to excessive panic." The attack on October 7th
L: Former Meretz leader Zehava Gal-On, R: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir

'Heil Kahane': Former Meretz leader likens Ben-Gvir to a Nazi

In a now-deleted tweet, Zehava Galon shared a photo of the Otzma Yehudit chairman with his right arm raised in the air.

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Meretz Leader Zehava Galon

Meretz head sues Ben-Gvir after he claimed she hit IDF soldier

Itamar Ben-Gvir is a current member of Knesset and therefore has parliamentary immunity, meaning he cannot be tried. 

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Head of the left wing Meretz party Zehava Gal-On leaving after a meeting with Labor leader and Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid at Lapid's home in Tel Aviv on September 10, 2022.

Zehava Galon to resign as head of Meretz after election downfall

Meretz earned 3.14% of the vote, below the electoral threshold of 3.25%. It needed just 3,800 more votes to pass that line.

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Meretz leaders decide to hold leadership race on March 22

The party will hold a membership drive through February 17 that will allow thousands of new people to vote in the race.

JANUARY 4, 2018ByGIL HOFFMAN
Meretz leader Zehava Gal-On presenting the party's diplomatic platform

‘Shame on U(N):’ Right and Left come out against Jerusalem decision

Politicians from across the political spectrum came out against the United Nations vote.

DECEMBER 22, 2017ByLAHAV HARKOV
The voting results are displayed on the floor of the United Nations General Assembly in which the United States declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital was declared "null and void" on December 21, 2017 in New York City.