Esterina Tartman

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Esterina Tartman

Esterina Tartman ( Hebrew אסתרינה טרטמן; * November 9, 1957 in Israel ) is an Israeli politician of the Zionist -nationalist party Jisra'el Beitenu , which is best known for her racist slogans against Arab Israelis. Awigdor Lieberman , whose closest ally she is, wanted to appoint Tartmann as the new Minister of Tourism at the end of February 2007, but press reports about false statements by Tartman about degrees she allegedly obtained caused a scandal lasting several days, so that Tartmann had to give up her ambitions for the office.

Life and accomplishments

Esterina Tartman comes from a respected oriental family, the Shabtai family, who have lived in Israel for several generations. On February 8, 2006, she began her political career as a member of the Knesset for Jisra'el Beitenu , when she was allowed to move up to parliament for a deceased party member. She later made headlines primarily through her fanatical and racist speeches, which caused heated controversy - also within her own party. For example, she called the appointment of the first Muslim Arab, Ghalib Mujadala , as minister a “death blow for Zionism” and worried about the destruction of the “character of Israel as a Jewish state”.

The initiative she launched to revoke Arab Israelis' citizenship if they do not profess to be loyal to the Jewish state also sparked protests.

Awigdor Lieberman appointed his party colleague as the new Minister of Tourism at the end of February 2007, as the coalition agreement gave him a second ministerial office. Shortly after Tartman's appointment, it was revealed that her résumé contained some inconsistencies. In addition to the unlawful presumption of an academic degree, she is said to have caused a traffic accident and then tried to commit a hit-and-run. Further reports of medically and judicially confirmed incapacity for work after another car accident also caused quite a stir in the Israeli public and ultimately led to Tartmann's resignation.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ beytenu.org. ( Memento of September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Retrieved May 27, 2008.
  2. ↑ Susanne Knaul, taz.de January 16, 2007.
  3. ^ Charles A. Landsmann January 15, 2007.
  4. ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung , March 1, 2007, p. 4.
  5. ↑ Uri Avnery : The Book of Esterina March 3, 2007.
personal data
SURNAME Tartman, Esterina
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli politician of the Jisra'el Beitenu party
DATE OF BIRTH November 9, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Israel