Silvan Shalom

Silvan Shalom ▶(?) (Hebrew סילבן שלום) (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. First entering the Knesset in 1992, Shalom served previously as Finance Minister (2001-2003). ImageMetadata File history File links Shalom_silvan. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Shalom_silvan. ... Image File history File links He-Sylvan_Shalom. ... Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than 6 million people, mainly in Israel, the West Bank, the United States and by Jewish communities around the world. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Prime Minister of Israel is the elected head of the Israeli government. ... Ariel Sharon, the eleventh Prime Minister of Israel, spent many years in the Israel Defense Forces before being elected in March 2001. ... The Knesset (כנסת, Hebrew for assembly) is the Parliament of Israel. ... Finance Ministers of Israel, 1948-present Eliezer Kaplan 1948-1952 Levi Eshkol 1952-1963 Pinhas Sapir 1963-1968 Zeev Sharef 1968-1969 Pinhas Sapir 1969-1974 Yehoshua Rabinowitz 1974-1977 Simcha Ehrlich 1977-1979 Yigal Hurwitz 1979-1981 Yoram Aridor 1981-1983 Yigal Cohen-Orgad 1983-1984 Yitzhak Moda... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Born in Tunisia, to the beit shalom dynasty, Shalom emigrated to Israel in 1959. Beth Shalom (בית שלום in Hebrew) The Shalom dynasty, or Mishpahath HaShalomi as they were known as until the destruction of the second temple in Jerusalem around AD 70, became a symbol of Jewish longing for a return to the Land of Israel during their 2000 year exile in Mesopotamia... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Like most Israelis, Shalom was inducted into the Israel Defense Forces at the age of 18 and achieved the rank of Sergeant. 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, comprising the Israel army, Israel air force and Israel navy. ...

Shalom attended Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Be'er Sheva, from which he received a B.A. in Economics as well as C.P.A. certification. He later attended Tel Aviv University, from which he received an Israeli L.L.B. law degree as well as an M.A. in Public Policy. אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב, The Ben-Gurion University of the Negev The Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב) was founded in 1969, in Beer Sheva, Israel. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... U.S. Economic Calendar Economics at the Open Directory Project Economics textbooks on Wikibooks The Economists Economics A-Z Institutions and organizations Bureau of Labor Statistics - from the American Labor Department Center for Economic and Policy Research (USA) National Bureau of Economic Research (USA) - Economics material from the organization... Central Library from a lawn Tel-Aviv University (TAU, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב) is one of Israels major universities. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ...

Shalom served as a journalist before being elected to the Knesset as a member of the Likud party in 1992. The Knesset (כנסת, Hebrew for assembly) is the Parliament of Israel. ... Likud (Hebrew: ליכוד, literally means consolidation) is a right-wing political party in Israel. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Shalom is a prominent Sephardic politician within the Likud party. A widely unexpected candidate for the post of Foreign Minister, he replaced Benjamin Netanyahu. In the strictest sense, a Sephardi (ספרדי, Standard Hebrew Səfardi, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄ardî; plural Sephardim: ספרדים, Standard Hebrew Səfardim, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄ardîm) is a Jew original to the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal: ספרד, Standard Hebrew Səfárad, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄áraḏ / Səp̄āraḏ), or whose ancestors were among the Jews expelled from... Likud (Hebrew: ליכוד, literally means consolidation) is a right-wing political party in Israel. ... Benjamin Netanyahu Benjamin Netanyahu â–¶(?) (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין נְתַנְיָהוּ (without niqqudot: בנימין נתניהו), transliteration: Binyamin Netanyahu, nicknamed Bibi) (born October 21, 1949, Tel Aviv) was the 9th Prime Minister of Israel. ...

Silvan Shalom is married to Israeli talk show host Judy Shalom Nir-Mozes. The couple has five children and resides in Ramat Gan. Judy Shalom Nir-Mozes is married to the Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom. ... Ramat Gan (רמת-גן) is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip, just east of Tel Aviv, and part of the metropolis known as Gush Dan, in the Tel Aviv District. ...

Silvan Shalom with Colin Powell

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External links

• Silvan Shalom, on the Israeli Knesset website
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Shalom's current ministrate)