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Uriel Lynn

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli lawyer and former civil servant and politician”. Today it says “attorney and the president of the tel aviv and central israel chamber of commerce”.
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Uriel Lynn ( Hebrew : אוריאל לין ; born 2 April 1935 ) is an attorney and the President of the Tel Aviv and Central Israel Chamber of Commerce, as well as the President of the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce. He previously served as a member of the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament), the Director of the Israeli-North American Investment Authority, the Director of State Revenue, the Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, and the Chairperson of the Executive Council of the Israel National Road Safety Authority. Lynn is also actively involved in matters related to Israeli business and public policy. Additionally, he formerly served as a board member of several public companies and as an arbitrator in various domestic and international arbitrations. National Library of Israel .

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israeli lawyer and former civil servant and politician

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attorney and the president of the tel aviv and central israel chamber of commerce

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