Yossi Sarid

Yossi Sarid

Yossi Sarid is a commentator and columnist for Haaretz newspaper, and lecturer at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya. He is the author of six books.


During his 32-year tenure as a Knesset member, Sarid served as Education Minister, Environment Minister and leader of the Opposition as well as a member of various parliamentary committees. Sarid was also the head of the Meretz party from 1996 to 2003.


Sarid was born in 1940 in Rehovot, pre-state Palestine. He is married to Dorit; they have three children and five grandchildren.

Latest Articles by Yossi Sarid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after his Likud primaries win - Tomer Appelbaum - Jan 31, 2012
Likud primary shows magician Netanyahu may be losing his mojo

The current Knesset is more nationalist, so it's worse than any of its predecessors. It will be remembered for its religious twilight and for blurring its democratic senses.

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Enemy of the people / Of dreams and nightmares

We've had worse slurs directed at us in our lifetimes. It's not so awful to be in the same company as the world's best newspaper.

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Liebrman and Netanyahu, Tess Scheflan
Working for 'Israel's biggest enemy'

There is pride in serving as the only opposition-in-principal to the Netanyahu-Lieberman-Yishai-Barak government, one which dreams of a different Israel, regardless of whether it is Netanyahu's nightmare.

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You and I will piss on the world

Welcome to Theresienstadt − with your own eyes you will see the lovely art exhibition, with your own ears you will hear the excellent orchestra.

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Israel's Shin Bet needs to start watching over itself too

Now that the primaries are over, there's no need to waste time and energy searching for terrorists on the hilltops. They can be found as elected members of the Likud Central Committee.

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A foul smell is rising from Hebron, and it's here to stay

Everything has to be rethought, dear parents, and it's a good thing we have an education minister who is ensuring reeducation, and a good thing he is drawing conclusions from the results of the Likud primary and announcing the expansion of the Hebron tours to encompass all schools.

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Newt Gingrich - AP - 27012012
Gingrich won't win, and Bibi will be in a lose-lose situation

We'll have to be careful of Obama, who is gritting his teeth to hold back his grudge, and we'll have to be careful of Romney, who won't soon forget the bloodbath prepared for him by Newt and Bibi's friends.

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We thank you, Dear Leader

We naively believed that public money is allocated because it is deserved, according to egalitarian and transparent criteria, and that there is no need to plead and flatter. The situation has changed.

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