Yossi Beilin
Date of birth	12 June 1948 (1948-06-12) (age 59)
Knesset(s)	12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 17th (current)
Party	Meretz-Yachad
Former parties	Alignment, Labour, One Israel
Gov't roles (current in bold)	Minister of Economics and Planning Minister in the PM's Office Minister of Justice Minister of Religious Affairs

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The majority of Beilin's political career, from 1977 until 2003 is associated with the Labour party. He served as its spokesman from 1977 until 1984, at which point his career in the public service began. He was a Cabinet Secretary until 1986 and a Director General of the Foreign Ministry until 1986-1988. A Cabinet Secretary is almost always a senior official (almost always a civil servant who provides services and advice to a Cabinet of Ministers. In 1988 he was elected to the Knesset in which he was to serve until 1999. During this period he was Deputy Finance Minister (1988-1990) and Deputy Foreign Minister (1992-1995) under Shimon Peres. The finance minister is a Cabinet position in a Government. A minister of Finance (also called financial affairs the treasury the economy or economic (שמעון פרס born Szymon Perski on August 2 1923, is the ninth President of the State of Israel. Following that he served in two minor ministerial positions, Minister of Economy and Planning (1995) and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister (1996). After Labour's loss of the election in 1996 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the party leadership in a contest won by Ehud Barak. Ehud Barak (אֵהוּד בָּרָק born Ehud Brog on 12 February 1942) is an Israeli politician former Prime Minister, and When Barak formed a government in 1999 Beilin served as the Minister of Justice until the party lost power in 2001.

In 2003, increasingly tainted by his leftist image, he was given an unrealistically low position on the Labour party slate which offered him little chance for election as a Labour Knesset member. Together with Yael Dayan they promptly quit Labour and joined Meretz, where they were received enthusiastically, but without realistic positions either. Yaël Dayan (יעל דיין born 2 December 1939) is an Israeli writer and political figure Meretz-Yachad (מרצ-יחד Vitality - Together) previously known as Meretz and then Yachad, is a left-wing social democratic In the primaries held in Meretz after the general elections, Beilin was elected chairman of the party. Elections for the 16th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 January 2003. As chairman, Beilin's popularity remained low, with the party wining only 5 Knesset seats in the 2006 elections. The Elections for the 17th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 March 2006. Eventually, in late 2007 Beilin withdrew his candidacy for the party leadership, after it became clear that Haim Oron was leading in the polls. Haim "Jumas" Oron (חיים "ג'ומס" אורון born March 26, 1940) is an Israeli politician and former Minister of Agriculture Oron went on to win the internal elections held on 18 March 2008 to become Meretz's new chairman. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[1]

Beilin's association with the peace process is the most notable element in his career. Backed by Shimon Peres, he initiated secret negotiations (then illegal according to Israeli law) in 1992 which led to the Oslo accords in 1993. Israeli-Palestinian conflict The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles Together with Mahmoud Abbas, another architect of the Oslo accords, he signed in 1995 the Beilin-Abu Mazen agreement, a 'non paper' of guidelines for a permanent solution to the conflict. Mahmoud Abbas (محمود عباس (born March 26, 1935) also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (ابو مازن was elected President During 1992-1995 he headed the Israeli delegation to the Multilateral peace process working groups. In 2001 he participated in the Israeli-Palestinian Taba talks and, the initiative that he is currently most famed for, signed the Geneva Accords with Yasser Abd Rabbo. This article is about the proposal for peace between Israel and Palestine Yasser Abd Rabbo (ياسر عبد ربه ( Abu Bashar ابو بشار is a Palestinian politician (b

Beilin holds a soft capitalist agenda, which did not stop him from joining forces with the mainly socialist Meretz. He rarely speaks publicly on social issues, but instead focuses his efforts on promoting negotiations with the Palestinians. In fact, his victory over Meretz's own Ran Cohen was construed as a vote of Meretz electorate of giving precedence to the conflict over socioeconomic issues. Meretz-Yachad (מרצ-יחד Vitality - Together) previously known as Meretz and then Yachad, is a left-wing social democratic Ran Cohen (רן כהן born 20 June 1937) is an Israeli politician and Knesset member for Meretz-Yachad.

Beilin is also one of the founders and a current employee of the Economic Cooperation Foundation. The Economic Cooperation Foundation (ECF Heb. הקרן לשיתוף פעולה כלכלי was founded by Dr

Contents 1 Public perception 2 Controversy of cremations taking place in Israel 3 Notes 4 See also

Public perception

His long time involvement with Shimon Peres earned him the derogatory nickname "Peres' poodle" in the early 1990s, a term coined by Peres' political rival, Yitzhak Rabin. (שמעון פרס born Szymon Perski on August 2 1923, is the ninth President of the State of Israel. In recent years Peres and Beilin moved apart. Nowadays Beilin is more known for his involvement with the Oslo accords and the Geneva initiative — some would say that he came to epitomize the culture, reviving them more than any other current politician.

Controversy of cremations taking place in Israel

In response to Shas's proposed legislation that would prohibit the practice of cremation in the State of Israel after the hidden location of Israel's first crematorium was uncovered and soon after set ablaze, Yossi Beilin announced he had instructed in his will that his body be cremated after he died. ^[2]

In addition he was quoted as saying,

"The Shas leadership is relegating the country to darker days, when citizens will be prevented even from deciding what will be done with their body after they die. "^[2]

As head of the Knesset's secular lobby, he vowed to fight against the Shas initiative to outlaw cremation in Israel. ^[2]

Notes

See also

• Yachad
• Israeli peace camp
• Geneva Accords
• Oslo Accords

The Israeli peace camp is a self-described collection of movements which claim to strive for Peace with the Arab neighbours of Israel (including the Palestinians This article is about the proposal for peace between Israel and Palestine Israeli-Palestinian conflict The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles

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