Moshe Carmel
Moshe Carmel (
January 17,
1911 –
August 15,
2003) was born in
Minsk, then in
Poland. He emigrated to
Palestine in 1924 when he was 13 years old. During the
1948 Arab-Israeli war, he was commander of the
Carmeli Brigade, which was especially known for
Operation Hiram.
From 1955 to 1977 he was a member of the Knesset, initially in the Ahdut ha-Avodah (Unity of Labour) party and later in the Labour Party. He served several terms as Transport Minister.
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