“The State of Israel will not be a theological state.”

— Yitzhak Navon

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About Yitzhak Navon

Politician • Israeli

Yitzhak Navon was an Israeli politician, diplomat, and author who served as the fifth President of Israel from 1978 to 1983. He was the first Israeli president to be born in Jerusalem and the first Sephardi Jew to serve...

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