(Gimla'ey Israel Laknesset)
Literally, "pensioners of Israel to the Knesset"; political party representing the interests of Israel's retired and senior citizens. The party's shortened name, Gil, translates as "age." In various elections in the 1990s, it had failed to attract sufficient support to pass the threshold for winning seats in the Knesset. However, under the leadership of former senior Mossad official Rafael (Rafi) Eitan, Gil won seven mandates in the March 2006 Knesset election. It joined Israel's 30th government formed by Ehud Olmert in May 2006, with Eitan and Yaakov Ben-Yazri serving in the cabinet.
Historical Dictionary of Israel. Bernard Reich David H. Goldberg. Edited by Jon Woronoff..