Contributor Archives: Jerry Goodman, Board Member

About Jerry Goodman, Board Member

Jerry Goodman is Executive Director of the National Committee for Labor Israel, which works to build support for and educate the public about the achievements of Israel, especially its labor sector. He was founding Executive Director of the National Conference on Soviet Jewry and was Executive Director of the International Committee for Sepharad '92. He has spoken and written widely on Israel and the Middle East, and is author of the weekly Internet bulletin "Labor Israel News."

FROM OUR ARCHIVES Israel’s Workers Vote AMIR PERETZ to head “NEW” Histadrut

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Jerry Goodman, Board Member

By Jerry Goodman This article was first published in the July-August 1998 issue of the Jewish Frontier. It chronicles another election upset in which a little known Amir Peretz prevailed. There was little surprise when Amir Peretz was elected Chairman of the Histadrut, Israel’s General Federation of Labor, in this past June’s election. Having inherited the leadership mantle when Haim Ramon resigned to return to active political life, he had been the favorite going into the election. …

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Forging a New Way for Israel?s Labor Party

Posted on November 21, 2005 by Jerry Goodman, Board Member

In a stunning rejection of the status quo, nearly 2/3 of the eligible members in Israel?s Labor Party chose a new leader. By a slim margin of 2.5%, the venerable Shimon Peres, Deputy Prime Minister in the present coalition government, was defeated by MK Amir Peretz in the November 9 primary. The campaign for the Israel Labor Party leadership, originally due to be held on June 28th, was an occasion to decide who will lead Labor into Israel?s next national elections, scheduled for November ?06 …

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Peretz and the Labor Party: A Personal Perspective

Posted on October 24, 2005 by Jerry Goodman, Board Member

By Jerry Goodman Primaries for the Israel Labor Party leadership, originally due to be held on June 28th, have been rescheduled for November 8th. The primaries will decide who will lead Labor into Israel?s next national elections scheduled for November ?06 (with conventional wisdom suggesting early national elections, probably in the Spring). The primaries had been postponed at the last minute following objections to the new membership lists that resulted from the registration drive of the …

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