Amnon Linn was an Israeli politician, jurist and member of Knesset.
11 Facts About Amnon Linn
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Amnon Linn's parents were Hava and David Linkovich.
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Amnon Linn became a member of the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement in 1940, and in 1942 joined the Palmach, fighting in Haifa.
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Amnon Linn met his wife, Ruth Hushi, daughter of Abba Hushi in 1945, and married her later that same year.
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Amnon Linn has two sons - Shai and Ran, and one daughter - Orna.
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Amnon Linn studied at the officers' course at the time of the War of Independence, and later served as an officer in the Carmel unit; in this capacity, he took part in the liberation of Haifa.
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Amnon Linn studied law at the Tel Aviv School of Law and Economics.
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However, following the resignation of two Alignment MKs and the death of Minister of Police Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit, Linn entered the Knesset in 1967.
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Amnon Linn returned to the Knesset after the 1973 election, this time as a member of Likud.
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Amnon Linn was re-elected in 1977 and 1981, but in 1982, along with most other members of the Movement for Haifa and the North, he defected back to the Alignment.
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Amnon Linn was re-elected in 1984 as an Alignment MK and chaired the Subcommittee for the Civil Guard in Judea and Samaria, but lost his seat in 1988.