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Ehud Barak (Hebrew: אֵהוּד בָּרָק) (born Ehud Brog on February 12, 1942) is an Israeli politician, former Prime Minster, and current Minister of Defense and leader of Israel's Labor Party. Image File history File links Ehud_Barak. ... The Prime Minister of Israel (Hebrew: ×¨××© ×”×ž×ž×©×œ×”, Rosh HaMemshala, lit. ... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... (Hebrew: ×‘Ö´Ö¼× Ö°×™Ö¸×žÖ´×™×Ÿ × Ö°×ªÖ·× Ö°×™Ö¸×”×•Ö¼ (without niqqud: ×‘× ×™×ž×™×Ÿ × ×ª× ×™×”×•), Hebrew transliteration written in English: Binyamin Netanyahu, nicknamed Bibi) (born October 21, 1949, Tel Aviv) was the 9th Prime Minister of Israel and is a leading figure in the Likud party. ... (Hebrew: , also known by his diminutive Arik ×Ö¸×¨Ö´×™×§) (born February 27, 1928) is a former Israeli politician and general. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Image File history File links Palestine-Mandate-Ensign-1927-1948. ... Flag Britain unilaterally closed the territory east of the Jordan River (Transjordan) to Jewish settlement and organized Transjordan as an autonomous state in 1923. ... â€œHebrewâ€ redirects here. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... The Prime Minister of Israel (Hebrew: ×¨××© ×”×ž×ž×©×œ×”, Rosh HaMemshala, lit. ... Labour (העבודה HaAvoda) is an Israeli political party. ...

Barak served as the 10th Prime Minister of Israel from 1999 to 2001. After losing the 2001 election, Barak embarked on a business career. On June 12, 2007, he completed a political comeback by winning election to the Labor Party leadership. He was appointed as Israeli Minister of Defence, replacing outgoing party leader Amir Peretz, and will be a candidate for prime minister at the next general election. The Prime Minister of Israel (Hebrew: ×¨××© ×”×ž×ž×©×œ×”, Rosh HaMemshala, lit. ... Amir Peretz (Hebrew: ×¢×ž×™×¨ ×¤×¨×¥; born March 9, 1952) is an Israeli politician and Defense Minister of Israel. ...

Biography

Ehud Barak was born on February 12, 1942 in Kibbutz Mishmar HaSharon,^[1] then British Mandate of Palestine. He is the eldest of four sons of Ester (née Godin) and Israel Brog. Ehud hebraized his family name from "Brog" to "Barak" in 1959, as he began his military service. [1] February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Flag Britain unilaterally closed the territory east of the Jordan River (Transjordan) to Jewish settlement and organized Transjordan as an autonomous state in 1923. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

It was during his military service that he met his future wife, Naava. They had three daughters together. Ehud and Naava divorced on August 2003. [2] 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Education

Barak earned his bachelor's degree in physics and mathematics from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 1976, and his master's degree in engineering-economic systems in 1978 from Stanford University in Stanford, California. A bachelors degree (Artium Baccalaureus, A.B. or B.A.) is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים) is one of Israels biggest and most important institutes of higher learning and research. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... â€œM.S.â€ redirects here. ... Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco and approximately 20 miles northwest of San JosÃ© in Stanford, California. ... Stanford is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Santa Clara County, California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...

Military service

Ehud Brog joined the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in 1959. It was then that he decided to change his name to "Barak", which means "lightning" in Hebrew.^[1] He served in the IDF for 35 years, rising to the position of Chief of the General Staff and the rank of Rav Aluf, the highest in the Israeli military. As a Lt. Colonel [Sgan Aluf, abrv.Sa'al, see Israeli Defence Force Ranks], he commanded seven tanks during the attempted crossing of the Suez Canal Yom Kippur War. This brave action was to relieve pressure on beseiged paratroopers, but 5 tanks were knocked out by Sagger missiles, and the remaining 2 retreated. During his service as a commando in the elite Sayeret Matkal, Barak took part in the 1973 covert mission Operation Spring of Youth in Beirut, in which he was disguised as a woman in order to assassinate members of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Barak was awarded the Medal of Distinguished Service and four other citations for courage and operational excellence; these five decorations make him, with Major Nechemya Cohen, the most decorated soldier in Israeli history. The Israel Defense Forces are part of the Israeli Security Forces. ... Insignia of the Rav Aluf The Ramatkal (Hebrew: ×¨×ž×˜×›×œ, abbr. ... Combatants Israel Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq Aided By Saudi Arabia Pakistan Cuba Uganda Libya, Commanders Moshe Dayan, David Elazar, Ariel Sharon, Shmuel Gonen, Benjamin Peled, Israel Tal, Rehavam Zeevi, Aharon Yariv, Yitzhak Hofi, Rafael Eitan, Abraham Adan, Yanush Ben Gal Saad El Shazly, Ahmad Ismail Ali, Hosni Mubarak, Mohammed Aly... Sayeret Matkal (Hebrew: ×¡×™×™×¨×ª ×ž×˜×›×œ, translation: General Staff Reconnaissance unit) is the elite special forces unit of the Israeli Defence Force (IDF). ... Operation Spring of Youth took place on the night of April 9 and early morning of April 10, 1973. ... For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ... The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) (Arabic: ; or Munazzamat al-Tahrir al-Filastiniyyah) is a political and paramilitary organization regarded by the Arab League since October 1974 as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people. ... The Medal of Distinguished Service (Hebrew: ×¢×™×˜×•×¨ ×”×ž×•×¤×ª) is an Israeli military decoration. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Barak is also an expert in krav maga, the official martial art of the Israeli Defense Forces. Krav Maga (Hebrew קרב מגע: contact combat) is a martial art, at first developed in Czechoslovakia in the 1930s. ... The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ההגנה לישראל Tsva Ha-Haganah Le-Yisrael ([Army] Force [for] the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces...

Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1600x1075, 397 KB) Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak (right) is escorted by Commander of Troops Col. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1600x1075, 397 KB) Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak (right) is escorted by Commander of Troops Col. ...

Political career

As a politician, Barak served as Minister of the Interior (1995) and then as Minister of Foreign Affairs (1995-1996). He was elected to the Knesset in 1996, where he served as a member of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. In 1996 Barak became the leader of the Labor Party. The modern Knesset building, Israels parliament, in Jerusalem Though similar-sounding, Beit Knesset (×‘×™×ª ×›× ×¡×ª) literally means House of Assembly, and refers to a synagogue. ...

Ehud Barak was elected Prime Minister of Israel on May 17, 1999 and completed what is nominally a 6 year term on March 7, 2001 after his loss to Ariel Sharon in a special prime ministerial election in February of that year. is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... (Hebrew: , also known by his diminutive Arik ×Ö¸×¨Ö´×™×§) (born February 27, 1928) is a former Israeli politician and general. ...

Term as Prime Minister

Despite having a short term of less than 2 years as Prime Minister, this time included many notable events, many of which proved to be controversial.

Coalition

When forming his coalition, Barak sparked controversy by deciding to form a coalition with the haredi party Shas after which he promised an end to "corruption" sponsored by religious parties. Consequentially, the left wing Meretz party quit the coalition after they failed to agree on the powers to be given to a Shas deputy-minister in the Ministry of Education. Haredi or chareidi Judaism is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. ... Shas (Hebrew: ) is an political party in Israel, primarily representing Ultra-orthodox Sephardi and Mizrahi Judaism. ... Meretz (×ž×¨×¦, Hebrew: vitality, energy) was an Israeli leftist secular political party. ...

Arab-Israeli Conflict

It was during his tenure as Prime Minister that Israel withdrew from Southern Lebanon and the bodies of three dead Israeli soldiers were stolen by Hezbollah. He inaugurated peace negotiations with Syria and took part in the Camp David 2000 Summit which meant to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but failed. Barak, Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia, and US president Bill Clinton put the blame on Yasser Arafat. Barak claimed he exposed "Arafat's true intentions". Following this came the eruption of the al-Aqsa Intifada. He also took part in the Taba Summit with the leadership of the Palestinian Authority, after his government had fallen. The Blue Line is a border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel, drawn by the United Nations for the purposes of determining whether Israel had withdrawn from Lebanon. ... Southern Lebanon is the geographical area of Lebanon composed of two Governates: the South Lebanon Governate and the Nabatiyeh Governate. ... For other uses, see Hezbollah (disambiguation). ... The Middle East Peace Summit at Camp David of July 2000 took place between United States President Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat. ... Israel, with the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Golan Heights The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which is often claimed to be at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict, is an ongoing dispute between two peoples, Jewish Israelis and Arab Palestinians, who both claim the right to sovereignty over the Land... Prince Bandar bin Sultan is a member of the Saudi royal family and a personal friend to several US Presidents. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Not to be confused with Yasir Arafat (cricketer). ... For other uses, see al-Aqsa (disambiguation). ... The Taba summit (or: Taba Summit; Taba Talks; Taba Conference; Taba), also known as the permanent status talks at Taba between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, held from January 21 to January 27, 2001 at Taba in the Sinai peninsula, were peace talks aimed at reaching the final status negotiations... The West Bank The Palestinian National Authority (PNA or PA) is a semi-autonomous state institution nominally governing the bulk of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (which it calls the Palestinian Territories). It was established as a part of Oslo accords between the PLO and Israel. ...

Domestic Issues

Barak was in power during the passing of the controversial Tal Law which gave a legal statute for haredi Jews' exemption from military service. Riots in October 2000 lead to the killing of 12 Israeli-Arabs and 1 Palestinian by Israel Police and one Israeli-Jewish civilian by Israeli Arabs. In Israel, Tal Law, a temporary law set to expire in 2007, is a special exemption to the required military service in the Israel Defense Forces. ... Haredi or chareidi Judaism is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. ... The October 2000 events is a term used to describe several days of protests in northern Israel that soon escalated into clashes between Arab citizens of Israel and Israel Police. ... Israeli Police logo The Israel Police (×ž×©×˜×¨×ª ×™×©×¨××œ Mishteret Yisrael) is a civilian force in the State of Israel. ...

Post-Prime ministerial career

Business career

After losing the 2001 elections to Ariel Sharon's Likud party by a landslide, Barak left Israel to work as a senior advisor with U.S.-based Electronic Data Systems. He also partnered with a private equity company focused on "security-related" work. (Hebrew: , also known by his diminutive Arik ×Ö¸×¨Ö´×™×§) (born February 27, 1928) is a former Israeli politician and general. ... Likud (Hebrew: ×œ×™×›×•×“, literally means consolidation) is a centre-right political party in Israel. ... Electronic Data Systems (EDS) (NYSE: EDS, LSE: EDC) is a global business and technology services company that defined the outsourcing business when it was established in 1962 by Ross Perot. ...

In 2005, following his failed attempt to maintain leadership of the Labor party, Barak became a partner of the investment company SCP Private Equity Partners, Pennsylvania. He established a company "Ehud Barak Limited" which is thought to have made over NIS30 million. ^[2] Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area Ranked 33rd - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 kmÂ²) - Width 280 miles (455 km) - Length 160 miles (255 km) - % water 2. ...

Public speaking

Barak went on a public speaking tour of American colleges, expressing his view on the Middle East. During this tour in 2006, he said that “[Iraq] gradually deteriorates to civil war [and] the US presence is more and more a part of the problem and not the solution."^[3]

Return to politics

In 2005, Barak announced his return to Israeli politics, and ran for leadership of the Labor party in November. However, in light of his weak poll showings, Barak dropped out of the race early and declared his support for veteran statesman Shimon Peres. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... The Israeli Labor Party (Hebrew: , Mifleget HaAvoda HaYisraelit), generally known in Israel as Avoda (Hebrew: ) is a center-left political party in Israel. ... Ongoing events â€¢ Abramoff-Reed gambling scandal â€¢ Al Jazeera bombing memo â€¢ Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak â€¢ Black sites scandal â€¢ Conservative leadership race (UK) â€¢ Fuel prices â€¢ Irans nuclear program â€¢ Jilin chemical plant explosions â€¢ Kashmir earthquake â€¢ Malawi food crisis â€¢ Malaysian prisoner abuse scandal â€¢ New Delhi bombings investigation â€¢ Niger food crisis â€¢ North Indian cyclone... (Hebrew: , born Szymon Perski on August 2, 1923 in eastern Poland) is a senior Israeli statesman with a political career spanning more than 65 years. ...

After Peres lost the race to Amir Peretz and left the Labor party, Barak announced he would stay at the party, despite his shaky relationship with its newly elected leader. He declared, however, that he would not run for a spot on the Labor party's Knesset list for the March 2006 elections. Amir Peretz (Hebrew: ×¢×ž×™×¨ ×¤×¨×¥; born March 9, 1952) is an Israeli politician and Defense Minister of Israel. ... The modern Knesset building, Israels parliament, in Jerusalem Though similar-sounding, Beit Knesset (×‘×™×ª ×›× ×¡×ª) literally means House of Assembly, and refers to a synagogue. ... The Elections for the 17th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 March 2006, following an agreement between the Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, and the new Leader of the Israel Labour Party, Amir Peretz. ...

In January 2007, Barak launched a bid to recaputure the leadership of the Labor party in a letter acknowledging "mistakes" and "inexperience" during his tenure as Prime Minister.^[4] In early March of 2007, a poll of Labor Party primary voters put Barak ahead of all other opponents, including current leader Amir Peretz. ^[5] In the first round of voting, on 28 May, 2007, he gained 39% of the votes, which is more than his two closest rivals, although failed to gain the 40% needed to win the election.^[6] Amir Peretz (Hebrew: ×¢×ž×™×¨ ×¤×¨×¥; born March 9, 1952) is an Israeli politician and Defense Minister of Israel. ...

As a result, Barak faced a runoff against the second-place finisher, Ami Ayalon, on June 12, 2007, which he won by a narrow margin.^[7] Ami Ayalon (Hebrew: , born 27 June 1945) is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. ...

Back in Government

After winning back the leadership of the Labor party, Barak was sworn in as Minister of Defense on June 18, 2007, as part of Prime Minister Olmert's cabinet reshuffle. However on July 1, 2007, Barak lead a successful effort in the Labor central committee to stipulate that Labor will leave the government coalition if Olmert does not resign by September or October 2007. At that time the Winograd Committee will publish its final report on the performance of the Israeli Defense Forces and its civilian leadership. The preliminary Winograd report released earlier this year laid most of the blame on Olmert for poorly planning, executing, & reviewing war strategies in the 2006 conflict against Hezbollah. If Olmert does not resign, and new elections are held, Barak will be a front-runner to become Israel's next prime minister.^[8]

References in popular culture

The film Munich includes a scene where Ehud Barak is a commando dressed as a woman, about to covertly attack a Palestinian armed cell in Beirut. This scene is actually derived from a real life experience he had when he served as a member of Sayeret Matkal in the Israeli defence forces.^[9] Barak also appears as a military advisor to a fictitious Israeli Prime Minister in the Frederick Forsyth novel The Devil's Alternative. Munich is a 2005 drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth which depicts the 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli Olympic athletes by Black September gunmen, and the Israeli governments secret retaliation assassinations. ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ... Sayeret Matkal (Hebrew: ×¡×™×™×¨×ª ×ž×˜×›×œ, translation: General Staff Reconnaissance unit) is the elite special forces unit of the Israeli Defence Force (IDF). ... The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ההגנה לישראל Tsva Ha-Haganah Le-Yisrael ([Army] Force [for] the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces... The Prime Minister of Israel is the elected head of the Israeli government. ... Frederick Forsyth. ... The Devils Alternative is a novel by Frederick Forsyth first published in 1979. ...

Quotations

See also

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References

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Notes

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Moshe Sharett (Hebrew: ×ž×©×” ×©×¨×ª); born Moshe Shertok (Hebrew: ×ž×©×” ×©×¨×ª×•×§), (October 15, 1894 â€“ July 7, 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel (1954-1955), serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurions two terms. ... Golda Meir (May 3, 1898 â€“ December 8, 1978), born Golda Mabovitz, also known as Golda Myerson, was one of the founders of the State of Israel. ... Abba Eban (××‘× ××‘×Ÿ) (February 2, 1915 â€“ November 17, 2002) was an Israeli diplomat and politician. ... Yigal Allon (Hebrew: ; October 10, 1918- February 29, 1980) was an Israeli Labour Party statesman. ... Moshe Dayan (Hebrew: ×ž×©×” ×“×™×™×Ÿ; May 20, 1915â€“October 16, 1981) was an Israeli military leader and politician. ... (August 16, 1913 â€“ March 9, 1992) (Hebrew: ×žÖ°× Ö·×—Öµ× ×‘Ö°Ö¼×’Ö´×™×Ÿ) was a Polish-Jewish head of the Zionist underground group the Irgun, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and the first Likud Prime Minister of Israel. ... (Hebrew ×™Ö´×¦Ö°×—Ö¸×§ ×©Ö¸××žÖ´×™×¨) (born October 15, 1915) was Prime Minister of Israel from 1983 to 1984 and again from 1986 to 1992. ... (Hebrew: , born Szymon Perski on August 2, 1923 in eastern Poland) is a senior Israeli statesman with a political career spanning more than 65 years. ... Moshe Arens Moshe Arens (born December 27, 1925 in Kaunas, Lithuania) is an Israeli politician. ... David Levy (also: David Levi) (born December 21, 1937) is an Israeli politician. ... (Hebrew: , born Szymon Perski on August 2, 1923 in eastern Poland) is a senior Israeli statesman with a political career spanning more than 65 years. ... Yossi Beilin Dr. Yossef (Yossi) Beilin (Hebrew: ; born June 12, 1948) is an Israeli politician, Knesset member, and a former , deputy foreign minister and justice minister within the Israeli Labour Party. ... David Levy (also: David Levi) (born December 21, 1937) is an Israeli politician. ... (Hebrew: ×‘Ö´Ö¼× Ö°×™Ö¸×žÖ´×™×Ÿ × Ö°×ªÖ·× Ö°×™Ö¸×”×•Ö¼ (without niqqud: ×‘× ×™×ž×™×Ÿ × ×ª× ×™×”×•), Hebrew transliteration written in English: Binyamin Netanyahu, nicknamed Bibi) (born October 21, 1949, Tel Aviv) was the 9th Prime Minister of Israel and is a leading figure in the Likud party. ... (Hebrew: , also known by his diminutive Arik ×Ö¸×¨Ö´×™×§) (born February 27, 1928) is a former Israeli politician and general. ... David Levy (also: David Levi) (born December 21, 1937) is an Israeli politician. ... Shlomo Ben-Ami (born July 17, 1943) is an Israeli diplomat, politician and author. ... (Hebrew: , born Szymon Perski on August 2, 1923 in eastern Poland) is a senior Israeli statesman with a political career spanning more than 65 years. ... (Hebrew: , also known by his diminutive Arik ×Ö¸×¨Ö´×™×§) (born February 27, 1928) is a former Israeli politician and general. ... (Hebrew: ×‘Ö´Ö¼× Ö°×™Ö¸×žÖ´×™×Ÿ × Ö°×ªÖ·× Ö°×™Ö¸×”×•Ö¼ (without niqqud: ×‘× ×™×ž×™×Ÿ × ×ª× ×™×”×•), Hebrew transliteration written in English: Binyamin Netanyahu, nicknamed Bibi) (born October 21, 1949, Tel Aviv) was the 9th Prime Minister of Israel and is a leading figure in the Likud party. ... Silvan Shalom Silvan Shalom â–¶(?) (Hebrew ×¡×™×œ×‘×Ÿ ×©×œ×•×) (born 1958) is an Israeli politician and current Foreign Minister of Israel, having been appointed in 2003 by the current Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. ... Tzipora Tzipi Malka Livni (Hebrew: , born July 8, 1958 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is Foreign Affairs Minister and Vice Prime Minister [1] of Israel. ... Defense Ministers of Israel, 1948-present David Ben-Gurion 1948-1954 Pinhas Lavon 1954-1955 David Ben-Gurion 1955-1963 Levi Eshkol 1963-1967 Moshe Dayan 1967-1974 Shimon Peres 1974-1977 Ezer Weizman 1977-1980 Menachem Begin 1980-1981 Ariel Sharon 1981-1983 Moshe Arens 1983-1984 Yitzhak Rabin... Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel. ... Image File history File links COA_of_Israel. ... (October 16, 1886 â€“ December 1, 1973; Hebrew: ) was the first Prime Minister of Israel. ... Pinhas Lavon (born July 12, 1904 in Kopychintsy in what was previously Galicia now Ukraine, died January 24, 1976 in Tel Aviv, Israel) was an Israeli politician and labor leader. ... (October 16, 1886 â€“ December 1, 1973; Hebrew: ) was the first Prime Minister of Israel. ... â–¶(?) (Hebrew ×œÖµ×•Ö´×™ ×Ö¶×©Ö°××›Ö¼×•Ö¹×œ ) (Born Levi Skolnick) (Hebrew ×œÖµ×•Ö´×™ ×©Ö°××§×•Ö¹×œÖ°× Ö´×™×§) (October 25, 1895 - February 26, 1969), was the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death of a heart attack in 1969. ... Moshe Dayan (Hebrew: ×ž×©×” ×“×™×™×Ÿ; May 20, 1915â€“October 16, 1981) was an Israeli military leader and politician. ... (Hebrew: , born Szymon Perski on August 2, 1923 in eastern Poland) is a senior Israeli statesman with a political career spanning more than 65 years. ... Ezer Weizman (×¢×–×¨ ×•×™×¦×ž×Ÿ) (Tel Aviv, June 15, 1924 â€“ Caesarea Maritima, April 24, 2005) was the seventh President of the State of Israel (1993-2000). ... (August 16, 1913 â€“ March 9, 1992) (Hebrew: ×žÖ°× Ö·×—Öµ× ×‘Ö°Ö¼×’Ö´×™×Ÿ) was a Polish-Jewish head of the Zionist underground group the Irgun, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and the first Likud Prime Minister of Israel. ... (Hebrew: , also known by his diminutive Arik ×Ö¸×¨Ö´×™×§) (born February 27, 1928) is a former Israeli politician and general. ... Moshe Arens Moshe Arens (born December 27, 1925 in Kaunas, Lithuania) is an Israeli politician. ... For other persons named Rabin, see Rabin (disambiguation). ... (Hebrew ×™Ö´×¦Ö°×—Ö¸×§ ×©Ö¸××žÖ´×™×¨) (born October 15, 1915) was Prime Minister of Israel from 1983 to 1984 and again from 1986 to 1992. ... Moshe Arens Moshe Arens (born December 27, 1925 in Kaunas, Lithuania) is an Israeli politician. ... For other persons named Rabin, see Rabin (disambiguation). ... (Hebrew: , born Szymon Perski on August 2, 1923 in eastern Poland) is a senior Israeli statesman with a political career spanning more than 65 years. ... Yitzhak Mordechai (Hebrew: ×™×¦×—×§ ×ž×¨×“×›×™, born November 22, 1944) was a Major General in the Israeli army, and later Israeli Minister of Defense and of Transport. ... Moshe Arens Moshe Arens (born December 27, 1925 in Kaunas, Lithuania) is an Israeli politician. ... Brigadier-General (Res. ... Shaul Mofaz during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on November 10, 2003. ... Amir Peretz (Hebrew: ×¢×ž×™×¨ ×¤×¨×¥; born March 9, 1952) is an Israeli politician and Defense Minister of Israel. ... Education Ministers of Israel, 1949 to present. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel. ... Image File history File links COA_of_Israel. ... Zalman Shazar (Shneiur Zalman Robshov) (24 November 1889 - October 5, 1974) was an author, poet and the third president of Israel (1963 - 1973). ... David Remez (Hebrew: , born David Drabkin in 1886, died 19 May 1951) was an Israeli politician, the countrys first Minister of Transportation, and a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence. ... (October 16, 1886 â€“ December 1, 1973; Hebrew: ) was the first Prime Minister of Israel. ... Abba Eban (××‘× ××‘×Ÿ) (February 2, 1915 â€“ November 17, 2002) was an Israeli diplomat and politician. ... Yigal Allon (Hebrew: ; October 10, 1918- February 29, 1980) was an Israeli Labour Party statesman. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Yitzhak Navon (or Yitschak Navon) (born April 9, 1921) was an Israeli political figure. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Shulamit Aloni (born November 29, 1928) is a human rights activist, lawyer and former Israeli politician. ... For other persons named Rabin, see Rabin (disambiguation). ... Amnon Rubinstein Amnon Rubinstein (born 1931) is an Israeli scholar, politician, and columnist. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Yossi Sarid (born October 24, 1940) is an Israeli left wing politician. ... Limor Livnat, Minister of Education, Culture and Sport Limor Livnat (לימור לבנת) (born in Haifa, September 22nd, 1950) is an Israeli Politician. ... Meir Sheetrit (born 1948) is an Israeli politician serving as a member of the Knesset. ... Yuli Tamir (Hebrew: ×™×•×œ×™ ×ª×ž×™×¨) (born as Yael Tamir: February 26, 1954) is an Israeli scholar and politician and former Minister of Immigrant Absorption. ... Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... The Wikimedia Commons (also called Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ... The Prime Minister of Israel (Hebrew: ×¨××© ×”×ž×ž×©×œ×”, Rosh HaMemshala, lit. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Flag Britain unilaterally closed the territory east of the Jordan River (Transjordan) to Jewish settlement and organized Transjordan as an autonomous state in 1923. ... Subcategories There are 3 subcategories to this category. ...

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