Shelly Yachimovich's rise to fame.

[LeftishBrit]

Six years after abandoning her successful career in journalism in favor of the Israeli parliament, Shelly Yachimovich reached the peak of her political career on Tuesday night when she was elected as the Labor Party's new chairwoman - the first woman to lead the party since Golda Meir.



Yachimovich beat the person who brought her into politics, Amir Peretz, with 54% of the votes. Peretz was forced to settle for 43.5%. ...


In her six years as a Knesset member, Yachimovich has made a name for herself as an active parliamentarian, who has enacted a number of important social laws thanks to her cooperation with other MKs.



The laws she was responsible for include forcing employers to provide their cashiers with a seat, favoring Israeli factories over foreign ones in governmental bids, and extending maternity leave from 12 to 14 weeks.



http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4126036,00.html

[WhiteTara]

1. May her work extend to all the people of the region and

that her election soften the collective hearts of the Israelis.