- Israel Kessar
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Date of birth = birth date|1931|05|20
Place of birth =Sana'a ,Yemen
Year of Aliyah = 1933
Date of death =
Place of death =
Knesset(s) = 11th, 12th, 13th
Party = Labor Party
Former parties = Alignment
Gov't roles = Minister of TransportationIsrael Kessar ( _he. ישראל קיסר, born
May 20 ,1931 ) is a formerIsrael i politician.Biography
Kessar was born in
Sana'a ,Yemen in 1931 and immigrated to theBritish Mandate of Palestine in 1933. He served in the IDF as a captain. He studied economy and sociology at theHebrew University andTel Aviv University .Cite web
last = Malin
first = Martin
title = Israel Kessar
work = Answers.com
accessdate = 2008-06-27
url = http://www.answers.com/topic/israel-kessar]In 1966 he began his public career in the
Histadrut , as treasurer (1973-1977), chairman of the Worker's Company (1977-1984) and secretary general (1984-1992). He was also chairman of the Division of the Professional Union and the Division of Youth, Sports, Manpower, and Students.In 1988 he was elected to the
Knesset for the Alignment and in 1992 was appointed Minister of Transportation by Prime MinisterYitzhak Rabin , a position he held until 1996. He was one of the early initiators of theTel Aviv Light Rail .Cite news
title = British-style rail transit proposed
work = Israel Business Today
accessdate = 2008-06-27
date = 1993-04-16
url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4803/is_199304/ai_n17445264]References
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