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Born May 20, 1915 • Deganya • Israel
Died October 16, 1981 (aged 66) • Tel Aviv–Yafo • Israel
Title / Office foreign minister (1978-1979), Israel
Political Affiliation Israel Labour Party
Role In Six-Day War • Suez Crisis • Yom Kippur War

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