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Also Known As Ehud Brog
Born February 12, 1942 (age 84)
Title / Office prime minister (1999-2001), Israel • Knesset (1996-2001), Israel • foreign minister (1995-1996), Israel
Political Affiliation Israel Labour Party
Role In Arab-Israeli wars • Six-Day War • Yom Kippur War • Operation Wrath of God

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