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Adiel Amorai
Adiel Amorai (, born 17 February 1934) is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment (political party), Alignment between 1969 and 1988. Biography Born in Rehovot during the Mandatory Palestine, Mandate era, Amorai was educated at Municipal High School A in Tel Aviv, before studying economics, international relations and public administration at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He later worked as director of the Ministry of Interior (Israel), Ministry of the Interior and as its spokesman. In 1969 Israeli legislative election, 1969 he was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list. He was re-elected in 1973 Israeli legislative election, 1973, 1977 Israeli legislative election, 1977, 1981 Israeli legislative election, 1981 and 1984 Israeli legislative election, 1984, and on 24 September 1984 was appointed Deputy Finance Minister of Israel, Minister of Finance. He resigned from the Knesset on 31 October 1988, and was replaced by Uri Seba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rehovot
Rehovot ( he, רְחוֹבוֹת ''Rəḥōvōt'', ar, رحوڤوت ''Reḥūfūt'') is a city in the Central District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. In it had a population of . Etymology Israel Belkind, founder of the Bilu movement, proposed the name "Rehovot" (lit. 'wide expanses') based on Genesis 26:22: "And he called the name of it ''Rehoboth''; and he said: 'For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land'." This Bible verse is also inscribed in the city's logo. The biblical town of '' Rehoboth'' was located in the Negev Desert. History Ottoman era Rehovot was established in 1890 by pioneers of the First Aliyah on the coastal plain near a site called ''Khirbat Deiran'', an "abandoned or sparsely populated" estate, which now lies in the center of the built-up area of the city. According to Marom, Deiran offered "a convenient launching pad for early land purchase initiatives which shaped the pattern of Jewish settlement until the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
