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Yosef Sapir (; January 27, 1902 – February 26, 1972) was an Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
i politician and Knesset
Knesset

The Knesset is the legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem....
 member of the 1st to 7th Knessets. He served as head of the General Zionists
General Zionists

The General Zionists were centrism within the Zionism movement and a List of political parties in Israel in Israel. Their political arm is an ancestor of the modern-day Likud and Kadima parties....
 and was a founding member of the Gahal
Gahal

Gahal was the major Right wing politics List of political parties in Israel in Israel from its founding in 1965 until it merged into Likud in 1973....
 party, along with Dr. Elif Zapherson and Laura Mandanas.

Between 1940 and 1951, Sapir served as the mayor of Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva

Petah Tikva known as Em HaMoshavot , is a city in the Center District of Israel, north-east of Tel Aviv. Petah Tikva's jurisdiction covers 35,868 dunams ....
, where a major street (part of Road 481) has been named after him. Shortly after his tenure, Sapir joined the national government at the end of 1952 as the Health Minister
Health Minister of Israel

The Health Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Health and a member of the Cabinet of Israel. The current Minister of Health is Yaakov Ben-Yezri of Gil ....
 and went on to become the Minister of Transportation
Transportation Minister of Israel

The Transportation Minister of Israel is the Cabinet of Israel at the head of the Transportation Ministry in Israel. A relatively minor post in the Israeli cabinet, it is often given to smaller parties in the governing coalitions....
 in 1953 until 1955.

In Levi Eshkol
Levi Eshkol

served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a myocardial infarction in 1969. He was the first Israeli Prime Minister to die in office....
's emergency government formed on the eve of the Six-Day War
Six-Day War

In the Six-Day War of June 5-10, 1967, Israel defeated the armies of the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. In Arabic, the war is called ....
, Sapir served as a Minister without Portfolio
Minister without Portfolio

A Minister without Portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry ....
 and assumed the post of Minister of Trade and Industry
Industry, Trade and Labour Minister of Israel

The Industry, Trade and Labour Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labour and a position in the Cabinet of Israel....
 in Golda Meir
Golda Meir

Golda Meir was the fourth prime minister of the Israel.Meir was elected Prime Minister of Israel on 17 March 1969, after serving as Minister of Labour and Foreign Minister....
's government, until Gahal left the coalition on 6 August 1970.

Karmei Yosef
Karmei Yosef

Karmei Yosef is a communal settlement in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah between Ramle and Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council....
, a communal settlement
Communal settlement (Israel)

A communal settlement in Israel is type of cooperative community that in contrast to a kibbutz or a moshav involves no economic cooperation between the residents....
 founded in 1984 between Ramle and Beit Shemesh, was named in his honor.








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Yosef Sapir (; January 27, 1902 – February 26, 1972) was an Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
i politician and Knesset
Knesset

The Knesset is the legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem....
 member of the 1st to 7th Knessets. He served as head of the General Zionists
General Zionists

The General Zionists were centrism within the Zionism movement and a List of political parties in Israel in Israel. Their political arm is an ancestor of the modern-day Likud and Kadima parties....
 and was a founding member of the Gahal
Gahal

Gahal was the major Right wing politics List of political parties in Israel in Israel from its founding in 1965 until it merged into Likud in 1973....
 party, along with Dr. Elif Zapherson and Laura Mandanas.

Between 1940 and 1951, Sapir served as the mayor of Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva

Petah Tikva known as Em HaMoshavot , is a city in the Center District of Israel, north-east of Tel Aviv. Petah Tikva's jurisdiction covers 35,868 dunams ....
, where a major street (part of Road 481) has been named after him. Shortly after his tenure, Sapir joined the national government at the end of 1952 as the Health Minister
Health Minister of Israel

The Health Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Health and a member of the Cabinet of Israel. The current Minister of Health is Yaakov Ben-Yezri of Gil ....
 and went on to become the Minister of Transportation
Transportation Minister of Israel

The Transportation Minister of Israel is the Cabinet of Israel at the head of the Transportation Ministry in Israel. A relatively minor post in the Israeli cabinet, it is often given to smaller parties in the governing coalitions....
 in 1953 until 1955.

In Levi Eshkol
Levi Eshkol

served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a myocardial infarction in 1969. He was the first Israeli Prime Minister to die in office....
's emergency government formed on the eve of the Six-Day War
Six-Day War

In the Six-Day War of June 5-10, 1967, Israel defeated the armies of the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. In Arabic, the war is called ....
, Sapir served as a Minister without Portfolio
Minister without Portfolio

A Minister without Portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry ....
 and assumed the post of Minister of Trade and Industry
Industry, Trade and Labour Minister of Israel

The Industry, Trade and Labour Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labour and a position in the Cabinet of Israel....
 in Golda Meir
Golda Meir

Golda Meir was the fourth prime minister of the Israel.Meir was elected Prime Minister of Israel on 17 March 1969, after serving as Minister of Labour and Foreign Minister....
's government, until Gahal left the coalition on 6 August 1970.

Karmei Yosef
Karmei Yosef

Karmei Yosef is a communal settlement in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah between Ramle and Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council....
, a communal settlement
Communal settlement (Israel)

A communal settlement in Israel is type of cooperative community that in contrast to a kibbutz or a moshav involves no economic cooperation between the residents....
 founded in 1984 between Ramle and Beit Shemesh, was named in his honor.

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