Uzi Cohen

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Uzi Cohen (* 1952 in Moshav Tal Shahar , † January 18, 2008 in Ra'anana ) was an Israeli politician ( Likud ).

Career

Cohen moved with his parents from his birthplace, Moshav Tal Shahar, to Ra'anana in central Israel when he was two years old. At the age of 16 he became a member of a predecessor party of what would later become the Likud bloc. From 1990 he was Deputy Mayor of Ra'anana under Mayor Ze'ev Bielski . After he became president of the Jewish Agency in 2005 , Cohen was briefly mayor of the city, but lost the election and became deputy to the new mayor Nachum Chofri .

Cohen was an influential member of the Likud Bloc Central Committee. His proposal to resettle the Palestinians from Israel and the West Bank, if necessary forcibly, to a Palestinian state to be formed in northern Jordan earned him the charge of being a racist and partisan of Jewish fascism.

He has been repeatedly investigated for illegally granting building permits and illegally misusing city facilities for private purposes. In connection with this, the police raided his office in November 2006. His claim that his relationships could "get him jobs" for friends added to his reputation in this regard.

Cohen was known nationwide at least since 2004, as the comedian Eli Finish parodied him in the popular television satire "Eretz Nehederet" ( A wonderful country ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary about Uzi Cohen from January 18, 2008, on haaretz.com  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed February 21, 2008@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.haaretz.com  
  2. ↑ Report of June 17th, 2007 on haaretz.com ( Memento of the original of January 22nd, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed February 26, 2008 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.haaretz.com
  3. ^ Uzi, King of Israel at shaister.com , accessed February 26, 2008
personal data
SURNAME Cohen, Uzi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli politician (temporarily mayor of the city of Ra'anana)
DATE OF BIRTH 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Moshav Tal Shahar
DATE OF DEATH January 18, 2008
Place of death Ra'anana