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Meir Cohen (politician)

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli politician”. Today it says “israeli politician currently serving as a member of the knesset for yesh atid”.
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Meir Cohen ( Hebrew : מֵאִיר כֹּהֵן ; born 15 November 1955) is an Israeli politician currently serving as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid . A former mayor of Dimona , Cohen served as Minister of Welfare and Social Affairs from 2013 to 2014, and again from 2021 to 2022 "Knesset Member Meir Cohen" . All the kingmaker’s men, and women Times of Israel, 23 January 2013

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israeli politician

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israeli politician currently serving as a member of the knesset for yesh atid

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