Ron Nachman

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Ron Nachman

Ron Nachman ( Hebrew רון נחמן; * August 6, 1942 in Tel Aviv ; † January 18, 2013 in Petach Tikwa ) was an Israeli politician and founder of today's city ​​of Ariel - one of the largest Israeli settlements in the West Bank . From 1985 until his death he was their first and only mayor .

In 1989, during the first Intifada , he proposed that Palestinians working in the settlement should be required to wear a specific badge on their clothing identifying them as foreign workers. The public prosecutor's office then investigated him on suspicion of incitement to racism. Critics compared the badge to the yellow Star of David that Jews had to wear during the Nazi era . Nachman called the investigation an "absurd theater".

From 1992 to 1996 he was a member of the Knesset for Likud .

Ron Nachman died on January 18, 2013 after a long period of cancer. He left behind his wife Dorit and four daughters.

In April 2013 he was posthumously awarded the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement.

Mayor of Ariel

  1. Term of office: 1985–1989
  2. Term of office: 1989–1994
  3. Term of office: 1994–1999
  4. Term of office: 1999–2004
  5. Term of office: 2004–2009 (election on November 2, 2004)
  6. Term of office: 2009–18. January 2013 (election of November 11, 2008; votes: 51.5%)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/164338#.UW8JfsrLtyI
  2. ↑ a b Ariel Mayor Ron Nachman dies . In: ynetnews.com. Retrieved January 19, 2012
  3. ^ Alan Cowell: An Israeli Mayor is Under Scrutiny. In: The New York Times. June 6, 1989. Retrieved May 11, 2012 .
personal data
SURNAME Nachman, Ron
ALTERNATIVE NAMES רון נחמן (Hebrew)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 6, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Tel Aviv
DATE OF DEATH January 18, 2013
Place of death Petach Tikva