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The opening as it read in 2025
Omer Israel Bar-Lev ( Hebrew : עֹמר ישראל בר-לב ; born 2 October 1953) is an Israeli politician who formerly served as Minister of Public Security . He was previously a member of the Knesset for the Israeli Labor Party . He was placed seventh on the party's list for the 2013 Israeli legislative election , and serves as the Party's point person on issues of peace and defense. Bar-Lev is an IDF reserve officer with the rank of colonel (Aluf mishne), who was commander of the Sayeret Matkal elite commando unit between 1984 and 1987.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
member of the Knesset Israel Omer Barlev ( ; born 2 October 1953) is an Israeli politician. A member of the Labor Party , he was placed seventh on the party's list for the 2013 Knesset elections and serves as the Party's point person on issues of peace and defense. Bar-Lev is a IDF reserve officer with the rank of colonel (Aluf mishne), that was the commander of Sayeret Matkal between 1984-1987.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Israeli politician member of the Knesset Israel Omer Barlev ( ; born 2 October 1953) is an Israeli politician who served as an MK for the Labor Party . He was placed seventh on the party's list for the 2013 Knesset elections , and serves as the Party's point person on issues of peace and defense. Bar-Lev is an IDF reserve officer with the rank of colonel (Aluf mishne), who was commander of the Sayeret Matkal elite commando unit between 1984 and 1987.
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Israeli politician (born 1953) Omer Bar-Lev ( ; born 2 October 1953) is an Israeli politician who formerly served as Minister of Public Security .He was previously a member of the Knesset for the Israeli Labor Party . He was placed seventh on the party's list for the 2013 Israeli legislative election , and serves as the Party's point person on issues of peace and defense. Bar-Lev is an IDF reserve officer with the rank of colonel (Aluf mishne), who was commander of the Sayeret Matkal elite commando unit between 1984 and 1987.
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israeli politician
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israeli politician who formerly served as minister of public security
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