Avraham Stern ( he, אברהם יצחק שטרן, 30 October 1935 – 12 May 1997) was an Israeli administrator and politician. He served as a member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...

for the

National Religious Party The National Religious Party ( he, מִפְלָגָה דָּתִית לְאֻומִּית, ''Miflaga Datit Leumit'', commonly known in Israel by its Hebrew acronym Mafdal, ) was a political party in Israel representing the religious Zionist moveme ...

(Mafdal) between 1996 and 1997.

Biography

Avraham Stern was born in

Haifa Haifa ( he, חֵיפָה ' ; ar, حَيْفَا ') is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropol ...

and obtained a B.A.

Political career

He was Secretary General of the

Bnei Akiva Bnei Akiva ( he, בְּנֵי עֲקִיבָא, , "Children of Akiva") is the largest religious Zionist youth movement in the world, with over 125,000 members in 42 countries. It was first established in Mandatory Palestine in 1929. History B ...

youth movement, Political Secretary of the

Religious Kibbutz Movement The Religious Kibbutz Movement ( he, הקיבוץ הדתי, ''HaKibbutz HaDati'') is an organizational framework for Orthodox kibbutzim in Israel. Its membership includes 22 communities, 16 of them traditional kibbutzim, and 6 others in the cat ...

, and also Deputy Chairman of the National Religious Party bureau. After the general elections of 1996 he entered the 14th Knesset. He was a member from 17 June 1996 until his death on 12 May 1997 and was replaced by

Nissan Slomiansky Nissan Slomiansky ( he, ניסן סלומיאנסקי, born 10 January 1946) is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for the National Religious Party between 1996 and 1999, and again from 2003-2009, and was re-elected again ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stern, Avraham (politician) 1935 births 1997 deaths Jewish Israeli politicians Jews from Mandatory Palestine Members of the 14th Knesset (1996–1999) National Religious Party politicians Politicians from Haifa Yeshivat Kfar HaRoeh alumni