Benjamin Ben-Eliezer

Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, ex-defense minister and longtime Knesset member, dies at 80

A native of Iraq, Ben-Eliezer had a distinguished military career before launching a political career that saw him lead the Labor Party and be indicted in a pay-for-play scandal.

Labor’s Ben-Eliezer resigns from Knesset citing health

The former party chief and defense minister, a Knesset member for 30 years, says he has a medical condition that “takes up most of my time and energy.”

Scandals won’t delay presidential vote in Israel

Israel’s presidential election will proceed as scheduled despite lawmakers’ requests for postponement after another candidate quit amid fraud allegations.

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