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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
Allon (Paicovitch), Yigal (1918–1980) b. Kfar Tavor, Palestine. Commander of the Palmah 1945–8. OC Operation Yiftah (April–May 1948), OC Operation Dani (July 1948) and OC Operation Yoav (October 1948). OC Southern Front September 1948–1949. Minister of Labour 1961–1968, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister 1974–1977.
Abdullah, Ibn Husayn (1882–1951) b. Mecca. Emir (1921–1946) and King (1946–1951) of Transjordan\Jordan.
Ben-Gurion (Gruen), David (1886–1973) b. Poland. Settled in Palestine 1906. Secretary-General of the Histadrut 1920–1935. Chairman of the Jewish Agency 1935 – May 1948. Leader of Mapai. Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Israel 1948–1954, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence 1955–1963.
Carmel (Zalizky), Moshe (1911–2002) b. Minsk Mazowiecki, Poland. Settled in Palestine 1924. Member of Kibbutz Na‘an. OC Haganah Haifa District 1947. OC Carmeli Brigade April–May 1948. OC Northern Front (Operation Dekel and Operation Hiram) July 1948–1950. Editor Lamerhav (Ahdut Ha‘avodah's daily) 1960–1965, Minister of Transport 1955–1956, 1965–1969.
Cisling, Aharon (1901–1964) b. Russia. Settled in Palestine 1904. Member of Kibbutz ‘Ein Harod. Ahdut Ha‘avodah leader. Minister of Agriculture (Mapam) 1948–1949.
Cohen, Aharon (1910–1980) b. Bessarabia. Settled in Palestine 1937. Member of Kibbutz Sha‘ar Ha‘amakim. Director of Arab Department, Mapam and member of Mapam Political Committee, 1948–1949.
Cunningham, General Sir Alan Gordon (1887–1983) b. Dublin. GOC 8th Army 1941, last British High Commissioner in Palestine 1945 – May 1948.
Danin, Ezra (1903–1985) b. Jaffa. Senior officer of Haganah Intelligence Service (Shai)1936–1948. Official of Arab Division, JA-PD 1940–1948. Member of Arab Affairs Committee of the National Institutions 1940s. Member of first and second Transfer Committees and Senior Adviser on Arab Affairs to the Foreign Ministry 1948–1949. Orange-grower.
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