Ezer Weizman was an Israeli major general and politician who served as the president of Israel, first elected in 1993 and re-elected in 1998. Before the presidency, Weizman was commander of the Israel
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Weizman sits upon the wing root of an Avia S-199, a Czechoslovak-built version of the Bf 109.
King Mahendra of Nepal (left) visiting Israel, accompanied by Shimon Peres, Director General of the Ministry of Defense (middle), and Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Ezer Weizman (right) with a IAF Mirage III in the background, 1958.
Weizman lighting the first candle of a Channukia in Hannukah. In the background is an Israeli volcanic ash artwork by Moshe Castel.
Chaim Herzog was an Irish-Israeli politician, military officer, lawyer and author who served as President of Israel from 1983 to 1993. Born in Belfast and raised primarily in Dublin, the son of Irelan
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…וַיְצְמָן 7th President of Israel In office 13 May 1993 – 13 July 2000 Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin Shimon Peres Benjamin Netanyahu Ehud Barak Preceded by Chaim Herzog Succeeded by Moshe Katsav Minister of Science and Technology In office 22 December 1988 – 15 March 1990 Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir Preceded by Gideon…
Official portrait, c. 1983
Herzog with his mother at age 1
Herzog upon completion of his law degree, 1941.
Herzog in the British Army