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Rechavam Ze'evy
1926-2001 
 
Rechavam Ze'evy was born in Jerusalem in 1926.
After graduating from the Command and General Staff College of 
the U S Army, he served as a career officer in the IDF, reaching 
the rank of Major-General.

Rechavam Ze'evy served as Advisor to Prime Minister Rabin on 
Anti-Terror Matters and Intelligence from 1974-1977, and as 
Chairman of the Board of the Eretz-Israel Museum in Tel Aviv 
from 1981-1991.

He published many articles in the local press, and was the 
editor of 65 books published by the Ministry of Defense and 
the Eretz-Israel Museum, Tel Aviv.

Ze'evy was elected to the Knesset in 1988 as Chairman of the 
Moledet faction. He is currently Chairman of the National Union - 
Yisrael Beiteinu Party. He has served as a member of the Knesset 
House, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Education and Culture, and 
State Control Committees.

From February 1991 until Janaury 1992, he served as Minister 
without Portfolio.

In March 2001, Rechavam Ze'evy was appointed Minister of Tourism. 
On October 15, 2001, he submitted his resignation, which was to 
enter into effect on October 17, after 48 hours, at 1:30 P.M.

Early that morning, Rechavam Ze'evy was murdered by Palestinian 
terrorists who shot him in the head at the Jerusalem Hyatt Hotel.

Rechavam Ze'evy is to be laid to rest on Thursday (October 18) at 
3.30 P.M. in the military section of Mt. Herzl cemetery in 
Jerusalem. He is survived by his wife and five children.