Rehavam Ze'evi
Rehavam Ze'evi | |
|---|---|
רחבעם זאבי | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 1991–1992 | Minister without Portfolio |
| 2001 | Minister of Tourism |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1988–1999 | Moledet |
| 1999–2001 | National Union |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 June 1926 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 17 October 2001 (aged 75) Jerusalem |
| Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
| Resting place | Mount Herzl, Jerusalem |
Rehavam Ze'evi (Hebrew: רחבעם זאבי ⓘ; 20 June 1926 – 17 October 2001) was an Israeli general and politician who founded the far-right nationalist Moledet party. He mainly advocated for complete cleansing of the Palestinian population through population transfer.
He was assassinated by Hamdi Quran of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine's (PFLP) Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades in retaliation for Israel's assassination of Abu Ali Mustafa, the Secretary General of the PFLP.