Eliyahu Sasson

Eliyahu Sasson

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Diplomat and government minister · 1902–1978

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Damascus-born Arabist who headed the Jewish Agency's Arab department and conducted many of the early secret contacts with Arab leaders. One of Israel's first ambassadors, he later served as a minister in Israeli governments.

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