Avraham Hirschson served as a member of the Knesset for Likud and Kadima between 1981 and 1984, and again from 1992 until 2009.
15 Facts About Avraham Hirschson
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Avraham Hirschson held the posts of Minister of Communications, Minister of Finance and Minister of Tourism.
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Avraham Hirschson resigned following allegations of corruption, and was ultimately convicted of stealing close to 2 million shekels from the National Workers Labor Federation while he was its chairman.
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Avraham Hirschson was born in Tel Mond and later resided in Tel Aviv.
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Avraham Hirschson has been the chairman of the National Histadrut since 1995 and chairman of the National Health Fund since 1996.
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Avraham Hirschson helped found the March of the Living programme in 1988, but has not been involved in the organization for a number of years.
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Avraham Hirschson rejoined the Knesset in 1992, having been elected to the 13th Knesset, and has served since then.
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Avraham Hirschson, who has been a strong advocate for the privatization of Israeli state-owned services, stunned his audience at the 2006 Caesarea Forum with allegations that anonymous individuals opposed to his reforms have attempted to bring harm to his person.
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On 20 March 2007, Avraham Hirschson was investigated for seven hours by Israeli police regarding an alleged embezzlement at a non-profit organization while serving as the chairman of the National Workers Labor Federation.
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In May 2008, Israeli Attorney General Menachem Mazuz announced that Avraham Hirschson would be indicted with a string of crimes including breach of trust, aggravated fraud, theft, forgery of corporate documents and money laundering.
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In February 2009, Avraham Hirschson lost his Knesset seat in the 2009 elections.
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On 8 June 2009, Avraham Hirschson was convicted of embezzling millions of shekels from the National Workers Labor Federation while he was its chairman.
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Avraham Hirschson began serving his sentence on 1 September 2009.
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Avraham Hirschson submitted an appeal to the Supreme Court on 24 September 2009.
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Avraham Hirschson died on 7 March 2022, at the age of 81.