David Petel
{{Short description|Israeli politician (1921–2019)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|image = David Petel (00310231).jpg
|caption = Petel during his time in the Knesset
|birth_date = 6 September 1921
|death_date = {{death date and age|2019|10|6|1921|9|6|df=y}}
|office1 = Faction represented in the Knesset
|suboffice1 = Mapai
|subterm1 = 1959–1965
|suboffice2 = Alignment
|subterm2 = 1965–1968
|suboffice3 = Labor Party
|subterm3 = 1968–1969
|suboffice4 = Alignment
|subterm4 = 1969
}}
David Petel ({{langx|he|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.
Biography
Born in Basra in Iraq, Petel emigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1941, and later became chairman of the Iraqi Immigrants Association.[https://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=583 David Petel: Public Activities] Knesset
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.
References
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External links
- {{MKlink|id=583}}
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Category:Israeli people of Iraqi-Jewish descent
Category:Iraqi emigrants to Mandatory Palestine
Category:Israeli trade unionists
Category:Israeli Labor Party politicians
Category:Alignment (Israel) politicians
Category:Members of the 4th Knesset (1959–1961)
Category:Members of the 5th Knesset (1961–1965)
Category:Members of the 6th Knesset (1965–1969)