1. Uzi Even is an Israeli professor emeritus of physical chemistry at Tel Aviv University and a former politician well known for being the first openly gay member of the Knesset.
11 Facts About Uzi Even
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Uzi Even was born in Haifa during the British Mandate era.
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Uzi Even earned a BSc and MSc in physics at the Technion, and a PhD at Tel Aviv University.
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Uzi Even's specializations are spectroscopy of super cold molecules, molecular clusters and cluster impact chemistry, and the quantum properties of helium clusters.
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Uzi Even then worked as a scientist at the Negev Nuclear Research Center near Dimona.
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Uzi Even was officially a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces during his work as a nuclear scientist, and eventually reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
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In May 1981, Even leaked the news of preparations to carry out "Operation Opera" to opposition leader Shimon Peres.
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In 1993, Uzi Even participated in the first Knesset hearing on gays and lesbians, and revealed that the IDF had dismissed him and revoked his security clearance after it discovered he was gay.
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Uzi Even's testimony led to Yitzhak Rabin's government changing the law and regulations to allow homosexuals to serve in the army in any position, including one requiring a high security clearance.
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In December 2012 Uzi Even set yet another legal precedent by divorcing Kama.
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In 2006, Uzi Even announced he was leaving Meretz and joining the Labor Party, feeling comfortable doing so after he noticed that Labor promised equality to all citizens in its election manifesto.