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Zahava Gal-On

Israeli politician

Born
January 4, 1956
Age in 2026
70
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1956

About Zahava Gal-On

Zehava Galon (Hebrew: זהבה גלאון; born 4 January 1956), is an Israeli politician, the president of the research institute ZULAT for Equality and Human Rights and former leader of Meretz. Galon served as a member of the Knesset from 1999 to 2017 and ran as the leader of Meretz in the 2022 Israeli legislative election but failed to pass the electoral threshold. Galon was first listed on the 13th place on Meretz list in the 1992 Israeli legislative election, but the party only won twelve seats. She was then raised to 11th place on the party list in the 1996 Israeli legislative election, but Meretz only won nine seats. Galon founded and served as head of the Committee of Inquiry on the Trafficking of Women for seven years. Prior to the 2015 legislative election, Galon said during the campaign that she would resign if the party won only four seats.

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Zahava Gal-On timeline

  1. Galon was first listed on the 13th place on Meretz list in the 1992 Israeli legislative election, but the party only won twelve seats.
  2. She was then raised to 11th place on the party list in the 1996 Israeli legislative election, but Meretz only won nine seats.
  3. Prior to the 2015 legislative election, Galon said during the campaign that she would resign if the party won only four seats.

The world when Zahava Gal-On was born

Zahava Gal-On was born in 1956. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1956

  • #1 song"Heartbreak Hotel" – Elvis Presley
  • Top movieAround the World in 80 Days
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookPeyton Place – Grace Metalious

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentDon Larsen pitches a perfect game in the World Series
  • Top headlineElvis Presley takes America by storm
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic telephone cable (TAT-1)
  • Defining fadElvis Presley mania
  • Notable inventionHard disk drive (IBM)
  • World population2.82 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia Warriors (NBA)
  • U.S. population168.1M

1956 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Zahava Gal-On's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19562026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$11,700$435,000
Average income$6,500$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.50$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population168.1M341 million

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