Yossi Sarid

Yossi Sarid
Yossi Sarid
Ministerial roles
1992–1996	Minister of the Environment
1999–2000	Minister of Education
Faction represented in the Knesset
1974–1984	Alignment
1984–1992	Ratz
1992–2006	Meretz
Other roles
2001–2002	Leader of the Opposition
Personal details
Born	24 October 1940; Rehovot, Mandatory Palestine
Died	4 December 2015 (aged 75); Tel Aviv, Israel

Yossi Sarid (Hebrew: יוסי שריד‎; 24 October 1940 – 4 December 2015) was an Israeli politician and news commentator. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment, Ratz and Meretz between 1974 and 2006. A former Minister of Education and Minister of the Environment, he led Meretz between 1996 and 2003 and served as Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003. Known for his determined moral stance and his willingness to pay the political price for that determination, Sarid was often referred to as Israel's moral compass.^[1]^[2]

^ "A Great Israeli Politician". Israel Today (daily). Retrieved December 5, 2015.
^ Visman, Lilach. "Mourning Sarid: "Left Jewish the believes in peace and demands truth". Ha'aretz (הארץ). Retrieved December 6, 2015.

[1] "A Great Israeli Politician". Israel Today (daily). Retrieved December 5, 2015.

[2] Visman, Lilach. "Mourning Sarid: "Left Jewish the believes in peace and demands truth". Ha'aretz (הארץ). Retrieved December 6, 2015.

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