David Petel

David Petel (Hebrew: דוד פתל; 6 September 1921 – 6 October 2019) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai and its successors from 1959 until 1969.

David Petel
Petel during his time in the Knesset
Faction represented in the Knesset
1959–1965	Mapai
1965–1968	Alignment
1968–1969	Labor Party
1969	Alignment
Personal details
Born	6 September 1921 Basra, Iraq
Died	6 October 2019(2019-10-06) (aged 98)

Biography

Born in Basra in Iraq, Petel emigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1941, and later became chairman of the Iraqi Immigrants Association.^[1]

A member of Mapai, he was elected to Bnei Brak city council, and in 1959 was elected to the Knesset on the Mapai list. He was re-elected in 1961 and 1965, by which time Mapai had formed the Alignment alliance. He lost his seat in the 1969 elections. In 1974 he became a member of the Histadrut's Co-ordinating Committee.^[1]