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Newsbrief:
Israeli
Green
Leaf
Party
Eyes
Knesset
Seats
12/13/02
Leading members of Israel's
pro-legalization Green Leaf Party (http://ale-yarok.org.il) told the Jerusalem
Post on Monday that they expect to win at least one seat in Israel's parliament,
the Knesset, in elections set for January 28. Under Israel's system
of proportional representation, any party gaining 1.5% of the vote is entitled
to a presence in the Knesset.
In the last Knesset elections,
Green Leaf shocked political observers by polling just over 1% of the vote
-- coming within 15,000 votes of winning a seat. This year, a poll
conducted by Gal Hadash (formerly Gallop) for Green Leaf shows the party
running at 2.5%, while straw polls conducted by local newspapers register
even higher numbers. In those polls, the party consistently runs
at 3% or better, with a poll in a Kfar Saba newspaper last week putting
Green Leaf at 8%.
The Green Leaf leadership
met Sunday night to select its list of Knesset candidates, with party founder
Boaz Wachtel winning the first slot. "I think we're going to be the
surprise of the elections," he told the Post. Attorney Dan Goldenblatt
and activist Renen Mosenson were in line for the second and third slots,
the Post reported.
Although Green Leaf advocates
the legalization of marijuana -- and all drugs, for that matter -- party
leaders told the Post they intend to emphasize a broader agenda.
"Whoever reads our manifesto -- to our sorrow, few voters ever do -- is
always impressed," said party treasurer Shai Hakim. "It expresses
a desire to change fundamental aspects of this country. Ecology is
strongly emphasized; there is still time to undo historical mistakes.
We call for separation of religion and state -- 75% of the population believes
in that -- and propose a referendum to finalize borders of the country.
It's time to let the people choose," he said.
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