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He has M.A. degree in Political Science from New School for Social Research, New York. Before entering politics, he was journalist. He still writes a weekly column for Haaretz. In 2003, Sarid began to write some poetry.

1 Political career

• Knesset member since the 8^th Assembly.
• Israeli Labour PartyThe Israeli Labour Party ( 'HaAvoda') is an Israeli political party. It holds moderate left agenda and is a Zionist party. It is a member of the Socialist International and an observer member of the Party of European Socialists. Also Known As Those are th up until 1977 (?).
• Joined MapamMapam United Workers Party (in Hebrew: " ) was initially a Marxist- Zionist party. It was formed in 1948 and was active in Israeli politics until the 1990s. It was the political party of the left wing Kibbutz Artzi kibbutz movement and succeeded the earli.
• On 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi merged with Shulamit Aloni 's RATZ and Amnon RubinsteinAmnon Rubinstein is an Israeli politician, publicist and Law expert. He was born in Tel Aviv in 1931 and has a Ph. D degree in Law from London University. He was formerly the dean of Tel Aviv University Law faculty. Political career Rubinstein began in po's ShinuiShinui שינוי is a Zionist, secular, liberal party in Israel. Shinui is member of the Liberal International. In the election of 2003 it gained 15 out of 120 Knesset seats, making it the third-largest party, after Likud an to form Meretz - the social democrat left wing party of Israel.
• On the 1992 elections, Meretz wins 12 seats and enters Itzhak Rabin's coalition. Sarid recieves the Enviorement ministry ( המשרד לאיכות הסביבה ).
• On 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan Yossi Sarid "overthrown" Shulamit Aloni and became the leader of Meretz instead of her. Since then, Sarid and Aloni developed increasing hate for each other.
• On 1999 Meretz wins 10 seats and Sarid vows not to seat with Mizrahi- Haredi party Shas in the infamous "read my lips" speech. However, Labor prime-minister Ehud Barak insists on joining Shas to the government and presuade Sarid to seat with Shas by giving him the ministry of Education. Sarid explains the breaking of his vow in the need to promote the peace process.
• As an education minister Sarid allocates more resources to periphery towns and recieve praises from their residents (which most of them consist the support basis of Likud and Shas).
• On 2000 Sarid resigns from the government and Meretz quits the coalition after failing to agree on authority to be given for Shas deputy minister of education.
• On 2003 Meretz is joined by formeer Labor members Yossi Beilin and Yael Dayan . Meretz merges with Roman Bronfman 's party and promise Bronfman reserved 5^th place in Meretz's Knesset list.
• In the elections of 2003 Meretz wins only 6 seats and popular figures such as Ilan Gil'on , Yoav Kreem and Musi Raz are staying out of the Knesset. Yossi Beilin doesn't reach for the Knesset as well.
• Sarid resigns from the leadership of Meretz following the humilating defeat in the 2003 elections. Sarid, however, remains an active Knesset member. He also serves at the Knesset's "Security and Foreign Affairs Committee".
• On 2004, Meretz and Beilin are merging into Yachad. Beilin defeats Meretz's socialist Ran Cohen and become the leader of Yachad until 2006.