Emri Ron (; 9 September 1936 – 9 November 2013) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the

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for the

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between 1978 and 1984.

Biography

Born in Mishmar HaEmek during the Mandate era, Ron attended high school in the kibbutz before studying at the Ruppin Academy. During the

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he commanded a platoon and parachuted into the Mitla Pass. He commanded a company during the

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, served as a deputy battalion commander during the

Yom Kippur War The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was fought from 6 to 25 October 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab world, Arab states led by Egypt and S ...

, and as a staff officer in the

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during the

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. In 1973 he became secretary of the

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movement, a role he held until 1976. He was a member of the movement's secretariat from 1973 until 1976 and again from 1978 until 1984. In 1977 he became a member of the

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central committee, and in the Knesset elections that year, he was on the Alignment list (an alliance of Mapam and the Labor Party), but failed to win a seat. However, he entered the Knesset on 2 January 1978 as a replacement for

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,Knesset Members in the Ninth Knesset
Knesset who had resigned. He was re-elected in

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, but lost his seat in the 1984 elections, and left the Mapam central committee the following year.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ron, Emri 1936 births People from Mishmar HaEmek Jews from Mandatory Palestine Israeli soldiers 2013 deaths Kibbutz Movements secretaries Alignment (Israel) politicians Mapam politicians Members of the 9th Knesset (1977–1981) Members of the 10th Knesset (1981–1984)