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Yossi Sarid
Yossi Sarid | |
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| Ministerial roles | |
| 1992–1996 | Minister of the Environment |
| 1999–2000 | Minister of Education |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1974–1984 | Alignment |
| 1984–1992 | Ratz |
| 1992–2006 | Meretz |
| Other roles | |
| 2001–2002 | Leader of the Opposition |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 October 1940 Rehovot, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 4 December 2015 (aged 75) Tel Aviv, Israel |
Yossi Sarid (Hebrew: יוסי שריד; 24 October 1940 – 4 December 2015) was an Israeli politician and news commentator. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment, Ratz and Meretz between 1974 and 2006. A former Minister of Education and Minister of the Environment, he led Meretz between 1996 and 2003 and served as Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003. Known for his determined moral stance and his willingness to pay the political price for that determination, Sarid was often referred to as Israel's moral compass.[1][2]
- ^ "A Great Israeli Politician". Israel Today (daily). Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^ Visman, Lilach. "Mourning Sarid: "Left Jewish the believes in peace and demands truth". Ha'aretz (הארץ). Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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