The 1996 Israeli general election was held using closed list proportional representation. Each party presented a list of candidates to the Central Elections Committee prior to the election.
Labor The Israeli Labor Party's list was led by Shimon Peres. Shimon Peres Uzi Baram Ehud Barak Binyamin Ben-Eliezer Haim Ramon Avraham Shochat Nissim Zvili Efraim Sneh Dalia Itzik Ori Orr Yossi Beilin Shevah Weiss Rafi Elul Rafael Edri Hagai Meirom Yossi Katz Nawaf Massalha Ora Namir Eli Ben-Menachem Eli Goldschmidt David Libai Ra'anan Cohen Amir Peretz Moshe Shahal Sofa Landver Ofir Pines-Paz Shalom Simhon Yael Dayan Micha Goldman Adisu Massala Salah Tarif Avi Yehezkel Yona Yahav Efi Oshaya Shlomo Ben-Ami Eitan Cabel Rafik Haj Yahia Nadia Hilou Ron Huldai Tzali Reshef Ofra Friedman Eitan Broshi Shimon Sheetrit Weizman Shiry Ora Hakem
Yaakov Turner Eli Dayan Shmuel Avital Yemin Suissa Talal Alkernawi Saadia Marciano Hussein Suleiman Mordechai Groberg Masha Lubelsky Pini Shomer Gedalia Gal Ayyid Frej Noga Botansky Yehuda Ben-Harush Haim Cohen Nitza Shapira-Livai Eli Elizabeth Aloni Asher Smueli Nissim Suzette Yoram Marciano Dov Oren Avraham Ben-Shabbat Eli Zidan Yosef Vanunu
Likud-Gesher-Tzomet The joint list between Likud, Gesher and Tzomet was led by Benjamin Netanyahu. Benjamin Netanyahu David Levy Rafael Eitan Yitzhak Mordechai Ariel Sharon Moshe Katsav Benny Begin Eliezer Sandberg David Magen Ehud Olmert Dan Meridor Tzachi Hanegbi Uzi Landau Maxim Levy Haim Dayan Limor Livnat Michael Eitan Silvan Shalom Gideon Ezra Moshe Peled Michael Kleiner Meir Sheetrit Eliyahu Ben-Elissar Dan Tichon Naomi Blumenthal Yehoshua Matza Avraham Hirschson David Re'em Zeev Boim Yehuda Lancry Pini Badash Shaul Amor Reuven Rivlin Ron Nachman Israel Katz Doron Shmueli Mordechai Mishani Ovadia Eli Zvi Zilker
Yaakov Bardugo Nehama Ronen
Dov Shilansky
Assad Assad Geulah Cohen Yosef Ahimeir Barazani Mezukak Sinai Omer Mordechai David Mena Alexander Vexler Yoav Gelber Tzipi Livni Mor Shmagar
Michael Ratzon Ra'ik Sa'ar Yardena Magen Shaul Said
Shas Shas' electoral list was led by Aryeh Deri.
Aryeh Deri Aryeh Gamliel Rafael Pinhasi Shlomo Benizri Eli Yishai Yitzhak Cohen David Azulai David Tal Nissim Dahan Yitzhak Vaknin Uzi Aharon Yoav Ben-Tzur Yitzhak Moses Moshe Ilouz Yehuda Yisraeli Amram Ilouz Shimon Gerson Yitzhak Sultan Moshe Abutbul Yair Yaish Peretz
National Religious Party The National Religious Party list was led by Zevulun Hammer.
Zevulun Hammer Shaul Yahalom Yitzhak Levy Yigal Bibi Zvi Hendel Hanan Porat Shmaryahu Ben-Tzur Avraham Stern Avner Shaki Nissan Slomiansky Eliyahu Gabai Meir Shmuel Sivan Viva Zevulun Orlev Azriel Tsadok Shmuel Za'afrani Yehudith Huebner Eliezer Sheffer Aharon Kupolovitz David Bukhnik
Meretz The Meretz list was led by Yossi Sarid.
Yossi Sarid Haim Oron Amnon Rubinstein Ran Cohen David Zucker Anat Maor Avraham Poraz Naomi Chazan Walid Haj Yahia Binyamin Temkin Zehava Galon Ilan Gilon Yehudit Naot Arnon Yekutieli Mordechai Virshubski Hanan Erez Shoshanna Arar Ofer Shitrit Giora Ram Ruth Rasnic
Yisrael BaAliyah The Yisrael BaAliyah list was led by Natan Sharansky.
Natan Sharansky Michael Nudelman Yuli Edelstein Yuri Stern Marina Solodkin Zvi Weinberg Roman Bronfman Yitzhak Hen Shlomo Borochov Daniel Galay Felix Oroshenko Elena Kim Yury Zmoshchik Marina Zeltser Natan Felts Ephraim Melamed Kirill Sochnok Sophia Kovton Michael Levitt
Hadash-Balad The joint Hadash-Balad list was led by Hashem Mahameed.
Hashem Mahameed Saleh Saleem Tamar Gozansky Azmi Bishara Ahmad Sa'd Wasil Taha Said Nafa Ilan Pappé Ziad Naila Gila Svirsky
United Torah Judaism The United Torah Judaism list was led by Meir Porush.
Meir Porush Avraham Ravitz Shmuel Halpert Moshe Gafni Avraham Leizerson Yisrael Eichler Haim Brilant Yosef Vardiger Yosef Abo Zvi Boimel
Third Way The Third Way list was led by Avigdor Kahalani.
Avigdor Kahalani Yehuda Harel Emanuel Zisman Alexander Lubotzky
Eliyahu Malka Emira Parlov Kamel Pars Raanan Levy Elishiv Shimshi
Ra'am-Mada The Ra'am-Mada list was led by Abdulmalik Dehamshe.
Abdulmalik Dehamshe Abdulwahab Darawshe Taleb el-Sana Tawfik Khatib Abu Ahmed Salman Muhamad Kanan Juma Alktsatsi Samir Bobo Hassan Gawi
Moledet The Moledet list was led by Rehavam Ze'evi.
Rehavam Ze'evi Binyamin Elon
Rafaela Segal
Extraparliamentary parties The following are parties which won no seats in the 1996 election.
Unity for the Defence of New Immigrants The Unity for the Defence of New Immigrants list was led by Efraim Gur.
Efraim Gur Yaakov Faitelson Efraim Fainelbaum Yisrael Freiv
Gil The Gil list was led by Nava Arad.
Nava Arad Moshe Sharoni Avraham Tobol Or Asher
Progressive Confederation The Progressive Confederation list was led by Muhammad Zidan.
Muhammad Zidan Said Azbarga Ahmad Abu-Friha Mahmoud Mansour
Telem Emuna The Telem Emuna list was led by Yosef Azran.
Yosef Azran
Yaakov Asur Avner Lev-Ari Abba Nahmani Menashe Motvassel Eliyahu Fenk
Settlement Party The Settlement Party was led by Eliezer Levinger.
Eliezer Levinger Ronen Tzafrir Shmuel Bar-on Yaakov Becher Yehoshua Lerkh Giora Stav Esther Alexander Iris Alka'ai
Yamin Yisrael The Yamin Yisrael list was led by .
Shaul Gutman Shlomo Liensky Ze'ev Karuz Yoel Lerner Eleonora Shifrin Haggai Ashur
Man's Rights in the Family Party The Man's Rights in the Family Party was led by Yaakov Schlusser.
Yaakov Schlusser. Miriam Schlusser. Shmuel Milbet Yisrael Shmuelov Danny Tarabulus
Ta'al The Ta'al list was led by Ahmad Tibi. Ta'al withdrew from the election shortly before election day but remained on the ballot.
Ahmad Tibi Ahmed Nassar Miriam Mari Elias Jabur
Da'am The Da'am list was led by Assaf Adiv.
Assaf Adiv Samia Nasser Kemal Al-Jaffry Michal Efrat Ben-Schwartz
External links
Party lists at the Israel Democracy Institute
References