Ben-Zion Rubin (; born 6 January 1939) is an Israeli former politician who served as a member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( , ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Israel. The Knesset passes all laws, elects the President of Israel, president and Prime Minister of Israel, prime minister, approves the Cabinet of Israel, cabinet, and supe ...

for the

National Religious Party The National Religious Party (, ''Miflaga Datit Leumit''), commonly known in Israel by its Hebrew abbreviation Mafdal (), was an Israeli political party representing the interests of the Israeli settlers and religious Zionist movement. Formed ...

and

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between 1977 and 1984.

Biography

Born in

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in 1939, Rubin

emigrated to Israel ''Aliyah'' (, ; ''ʿălīyyā'', ) is the immigration of Jews from the diaspora to, historically, the geographical Land of Israel or the Palestine region, which is today chiefly represented by the State of Israel. Traditionally described ...

in 1949. He studied humanities at the

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, and earned a teaching certificate from the university's Education Department, going on to work as a teacher. He later also studied journalism at

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. In 1961 he joined the National Religious Party, and in 1969 became a member of

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city council, which he remained on until 1978. Between 1969 and 1973, and again from 1974 until 1978, he served as the city's deputy mayor. In

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

he was elected to the Knesset on the NRP list. Towards the end of the Knesset term he left the party to join

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's breakaway faction, Tami, which was largely composed of

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. He was re-elected on the Tami list, and was appointed Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Welfare when Tami joined the government.Ben-Zion Rubin: Government Roles
Knesset website He remained in government until losing his seat in the 1984 elections.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rubin, Ben-Zion 1939 births People from Tripoli, Libya Libyan Jews Libyan emigrants to Israel School of Education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni Israeli educators Tel Aviv University alumni Living people National Religious Party politicians Tami politicians Israeli people of Libyan-Jewish descent Members of the 9th Knesset (1977–1981) Members of the 10th Knesset (1981–1984) Deputy ministers of Israel