Ra'anan Cohen
Ra'anan Cohen | |
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| 1991–1999 | Labor Party |
| 1999–2001 | One Israel |
| 2001–2002 | Labor Party |
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| Born | 28 February 1941 Baghdad, Iraq |
Ra'anan Cohen (Hebrew: רענן כהן, born 28 February 1941) is an Israeli former politician who served as a government minister during the early 2000s.
Biography
Born in Baghdad in Iraq, Cohen made aliyah in 1951. During his youth he was a counsellor in the HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed youth movement, and was secretary of the Labor Party youth guard in Bnei Brak until 1970. He took Middle Eastern studies at Tel Aviv University, gaining a BA, MA and PhD in the subject. He served as chairman of Labor Party's Arab and Druze branch between 1975 and 1986. Between 1986 and 1992, he chaired the party's elections branch.
In 1988, he was elected to the
' departure from the coalition government.When
Cohen has written several books, including Strangers in their Homeland: A Critical Study of Israel's Arab Citizens.
References
- ^ Ra'anan Cohen is new Labor secretary The Jerusalem Post, 29 December 1997
External links
- Ra'anan Cohen on the Knesset website
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