List of members of the fifteenth Knesset explained

The 120 members of the fifteenth Knesset were elected on 17 May 1999. The breakdown by party was as follows:

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List of members

PartyMKNotes
One IsraelEhud BarakResigned from Knesset and replaced by Eitan Cabel on 9 March 2001.
One IsraelShimon Peres
One IsraelDavid LevyLeft One Israel to make Gesher an independent party
One IsraelShlomo Ben-AmiResigned from Knesset and replaced by Orit Noked on 11 August 2002.
One IsraelYossi BeilinResigned from Knesset and replaced by Eli Ben-Menachem on 17 November 1999
One IsraelMatan VilnaiResigned from Knesset and replaced by Colette Avital on 17 November 1999
One IsraelAvraham Burg
One IsraelRa'anan CohenResigned from Knesset and replaced by Tzali Reshef on 21 August 2002
One IsraelUzi BaramResigned from Knesset and replaced by Efi Oshaya on 15 February 2001.
One IsraelDalia Itzik
One IsraelBinyamin Ben-Eliezer
One IsraelHaim Ramon
One IsraelEli GoldschmidtResigned from Knesset and replaced by Mordechai Mishani on 15 February 2001.
One IsraelAvraham Shochat
One IsraelYael Dayan
One IsraelOphir Pines-Paz
One IsraelMichael Melchior
One IsraelMaxim LevyLeft One Israel to make Gesher an independent party. Resigned from Knesset and replaced by Yehuda Gilad on 5 June 2002.
One IsraelEfraim Sneh
One IsraelNawaf Massalha
One IsraelAvi Yehezkel
One IsraelSofa Landver
One IsraelSalah Tarif
One IsraelShalom Simhon
One IsraelYossi Katz
One IsraelWeizman Shiri
LikudBinyamin Netanyahu
LikudSilvan Shalom
LikudMoshe KatsavResigned from Knesset and replaced by Ze'ev Boim on 31 July 2000.
LikudLimor Livnat
LikudMeir Sheetrit
LikudGideon Ezra
LikudNaomi Blumenthal
LikudAriel Sharon
LikudUzi Landau
LikudReuven Rivlin
LikudDan Naveh
LikudTzachi Hanegbi
LikudYisrael Katz
LikudMichael Eitan
LikudJoshua MatzaResigned from Knesset and replaced by Eli Cohen on 22 February 2002.
LikudMoshe Arens
LikudAvraham Hirschson
LikudTzipi Livni
LikudAyoub Kara
ShasAryeh Gamliel
ShasEli Suissa
ShasEli Yishai
ShasShlomo Benizri
ShasYitzhak Cohen
ShasAmnon Cohen
ShasNissim Dahan
ShasDavid Azulai
ShasDavid TalResigned from Knesset and replaced by Pinhas Tzabari on 14 November 2002.
ShasYitzhak Vaknin
ShasRahamim Malul
ShasMeshulam Nahari
ShasYitzhak Saban
ShasNissim Ze'ev
ShasYair Peretz
ShasOfer Hugi
ShasYitzhak Gagula
MeretzYossi Sarid
MeretzRan Cohen
MeretzHaim OronResigned from Knesset and replaced by Mossi Raz on 25 February 2000.
MeretzAmnon RubinsteinResigned from Knesset and replaced by Uzi Even on 31 October 2002.
MeretzAnat Maor
MeretzZehava Gal-On
MeretzAvshalom Vilan
MeretzIlan Gilon
MeretzNaomi Chazan
MeretzHussniya Jabara
Yisrael BaAliyahNatan Sharansky
Yisrael BaAliyahYuli-Yoel Edelstein
Yisrael BaAliyahRoman BronfmanLeft party to establish Democratic Choice on 20 July 1999.
Yisrael BaAliyahMarina Solodkin
Yisrael BaAliyahGennady Riger
Yisrael BaAliyahAlexander TzinkerLeft party to establish Democratic Choice on 20 July 1999.
ShinuiTommy Lapid
ShinuiAvraham Poraz
ShinuiYehudit Naot
ShinuiYosef Paritzky
ShinuiEliezer Sandberg
ShinuiVictor Brailovsky
Centre PartyYitzhak MordechaiResigned from Knesset on 28 March 2001 and replaced by Yehiel Lasri.
Centre PartyAmnon Lipkin-ShahakLeft party to form New Way on 6 March 2001. Resigned from Knesset on 8 March 2001 and replaced by Nehama Ronen.
Centre PartyDan Meridor
Centre PartyRoni MiloLeft party to form Lev and then joined Likud on 6 November.
Centre PartyUri SavirLeft party to form New Way on 6 March 2001. Resigned from Knesset on 8 March 2001 and replaced by David Magen.
Centre PartyLeft party to form New Way on 6 March 2001. New Way merged into One Israel on 7 May 2001.
Yitzhak LevyResigned from Knesset and replaced by Nahum Langental on 15 July 1999.
National Religious PartyHaim Drukman
National Religious PartyShaul Yahalom
National Religious PartyYigal Bibi
National Religious PartyZevulun Orlev
United Torah JudaismMeir Porush
United Torah JudaismAvraham Ravitz
United Torah JudaismYa'akov Litzman
United Torah JudaismMoshe Gafni
United Torah JudaismShmuel Halpert
United Arab ListAbdulmalik Dehamshe
United Arab ListTaleb el-Sana
United Arab ListHashem MahameedLeft party to form National Unity – National Progressive Alliance on 10 December 2002
United Arab ListTawfik KhatibLeft party to form Arab National Party on 19 February 2001
United Arab ListMuhamad KananLeft party to form Arab National Party on 19 February 2001
National UnionRehavam Ze'eviAssassinated on 17 October 2001. Replaced by Uri Ariel.
National UnionHanan PoratResigned from Knesset and replaced by Zvi Hendel on 20 October 1999
National UnionMichael KleinerLeft One Israel to make Herut - The National Movement an independent party
National UnionBinyamin Elon
HadashMohammad Barakeh
HadashIssam Makhoul
HadashTamar Gozansky
Yisrael BeiteinuAvigdor Lieberman
Yisrael BeiteinuYuri Stern
Yisrael BeiteinuMichael Nudelman
Yisrael BeiteinuEliezer Cohen
BaladAzmi Bishara
BaladAhmad TibiLeft party to form Ta'al on 21 December 1999.
One NationAmir Peretz
One NationHaim Katz

Replacements

MKReplacedDatePartyNotes
Yuval SteinitzBinyamin Netanyahu6 July 1999Likud
Nahum LangentalYitzhak Levy15 July 1999
Zvi HendelHanan Porat20 October 1999National Union
Yossi Beilin17 November 1999One Israel
Colette AvitalMatan Vilnai17 November 1999One Israel
Mossi RazHaim Oron25 February 2000Meretz
Ze'ev BoimMoshe Katsav31 July 2000Likud
Mordechai MishaniEli Goldschmidt15 February 2001One IsraelLeft One Israel to make Gesher an independent party
Efi OshayaUzi Baram15 February 2001One Israel
David MagenUri Savir8 March 2001Centre Party
Nehama Ronen8 March 2001Centre Party
Eitan CabelEhud Barak9 March 2001One Israel
Yehiel LasriYitzhak Mordechai28 March 2001Centre PartyLeft party to form Lev and then joined Likud on 6 November.
Uri ArielRehavam Ze'evi17 October 2001National Union
Eli CohenJoshua Matza22 February 2002Likud
Yehuda GiladMaxim Levy5 June 2002One Israel
Orit NokedShlomo Ben-Ami11 August 2002One Israel
Tzali ReshefRa'anan Cohen21 August 2002One Israel
Uzi EvenAmnon Rubinstein31 October 2002Meretz
Pinhas TzabariDavid TalShas

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