deaths
October 17, 2001
Rehavam Ze'evi, Israeli historian, general, and politician, Tourism Minister of Israel (born 1926)
Rehavam Ze'evi
Rehavam Ze'evi was an Israeli general and politician who founded the far-right nationalist Moledet party. He mainly advocated for complete cleansing of the Palestinian population through population transfer.
Ministry of Tourism (Israel)
The Ministry of Tourism is the Israeli government office responsible for tourism. The office was created in 1964, with Akiva Govrin being the first minister, but was appended to the Trade and Industry Ministry between 1977 and 1981. The logo for the Ministry depicts the Biblical Spies carrying fruit back from touring the Holy Land.