Holocaust Survivors and Grown-Up Green Leaf Party
The Holocaust Survivors & Grown-Up Green Leaf Party was a political party in Israel, formed as an alliance of some members of Ale Yarok - a liberal political party best known for its ideology of legalizing cannabis, and members of the "New Zionism" party, whose head was a Holocaust survivor and an activist for this cause. The party ran in the 2009 Knesset elections.
The party's chairman and first person on the list was Ohad Shem-Tov, former chairman of the Green Leaf party. On the second spot was Yaakov Peri, a Holocaust survivor and activist, who had founded the "New Zionism - The People's Party" in 2006. The alliance between the two came as a result of disagreements within the Green Leaf party, and discussions between Shem-Tov and Peri.
The unusual alliance between these parties, one focused on Holocaust issues and the other on the legalization of recreational drugs, sparked some public controversy in Israel - critics said that this pairing was inappropriate as it was disrespecting the cause of the Holocaust.
The party's platform included: Improving government treatment of the rights of Holocaust survivors, better health care system, environmental protection, reforms in mandatory education, animal experimentations and other social economic-related issues.
It won 2,346 votes, well below the 2% electoral threshold.
