Mordechai Ben-Porat

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Mordechai Ben-Porat (Hebrew: מרדכי בן-פורת Arabic: مردخاي بن بورات; 12 September 1923 – 3 January 2022) was an Iraqi-born Israeli politician. He was a member of the Knesset between 1965 until 1984. He also was Minister without Portfolio from July 1982 until January 1984. Ben-Porat was born in Baghdad, Iraq.[1][2]

Ben-Porat died on 3 January 2022 at the age of 98.[3]

References

  1. Ben Porat, Mordechai (2008). "Mordechai Ben Porat." In Tamar Morad, Dennis Shasha, and Robert Shasha (Eds.) Iraq's Last Jews: Stories of Daily Life, Upheaval, and Escape from Modern Babylon (pp. 134-150). Based on an oral history interview. New York: Palgrave MacMillan. p. 134.
  2. "A Story of Successful Absorption : Aliyah from Iraq". World Zionist Organisation. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  3. מרדכי בן פורת, מפקד מבצע החילוץ של יהודי עיראק, הלך לעולמו Israel National News, 3 January 2022