Pinchas Goldstein (; born 26 August 1939, died 14 August 2007) was an Israeli politician, who served as a member of the

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for

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and the New Liberal Party between 1981 and 1992, and as Deputy Minister of Communications and Deputy Minister of Education and Culture during the early 1990s.

Biography

Born in Tel Aviv during the Mandate era, Goldstein graduated from the Haifa military school of command, a boarding school, and went on to study law at the

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branch of the

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, but did not graduate. He was a member of the board of directors of

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from 1978 to 1981, and a member of the Executive of World Zionist Organization from 1978 to 1982. Originally a member of the

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, he was elected to the Knesset on the Likud list (an alliance of

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, the Liberal Party and other right-wing factions) in

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. He was re-elected in

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and

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. On 15 March 1990, Goldstein and four other Likud MKs left the party to establish the Party for the Advancement of the Zionist Idea, which was later renamed the New Liberal Party.Mergers and Splits Among Parliamentary Groups
Knesset website This was part of what became known as

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, with

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attempting to form a new government without Likud. Although Peres failed, the new faction joined a Likud-led government and Goldstein was appointed as Deputy Minister of Communications, and later Deputy Minister of Education and Culture. The New Liberal Party failed to cross the

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in the 1992 elections and Goldstein lost his seat. He died of cancer on 14 August 2007 at the age of 67. He was survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goldstein, Pinhas 1939 births 2007 deaths Politicians from Tel Aviv Jews from Mandatory Palestine Likud politicians New Liberal Party (Israel) politicians Members of the 10th Knesset (1981–1984) Members of the 11th Knesset (1984–1988) Members of the 12th Knesset (1988–1992) Deputy ministers of Israel Military Boarding School for Command alumni