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The opening as it read in 2005
Yitzhak Navon (or Yitschak Navon ) (born September 4 , 1921 ) was an Israeli political figure .1He served as the fifth president of Israel between 1978 and 1983 .2Born in Jerusalem, Israel , he was first elected to the Knesset in 1965. v t e v t e3
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Yitzhak Navon ( , born 9 April 1921) is an Israeli politician, diplomat and author.He was the fifth President of Israel .
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Yitzhak Navon (left) and his brother Victor in Jerusalem, 1929 Yitzhak Navon ( , born 9 April 1921) is an Israeli politician, diplomat, and author.He served as the fifth President of Israel between 1978 and 1983 as a member of the center-left Alignment party.He was the first Israeli president to be born in Jerusalem , then within the British Mandate for Palestine , while all previous presidents were born in and made aliyah from the Russian Empire .
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Yitzhak Navon (left) and his brother Victor in Jerusalem, 1929 Yitzhak Rachamim Navon ( ; 9 April 1921 – 6 November 2015 ) was an Israeli politician, diplomat, and author. He served as the fifth President of Israel between 1978 and 1983 as a member of the centre-left Alignment party. He was the first Israeli president born in Jerusalem and the first Mizrahi Jew to serve in that office.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli politician (1921-2015) For the railway station, see Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon railway station . Yitzhak Rachamim Navon ( ; 9 April 1921 – 6 November 2015 ) was an Israeli politician, diplomat, playwright, and author. He served as the fifth President of Israel between 1978 and 1983 as a member of the centre-left Alignment party. He was the first Israeli president born in Jerusalem and the first Sephardi Jew to serve in that office.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
President of Israel from 1978 to 1983 For the railway station, see Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon railway station .Yitzhak Rachamim Navon ( Hebrew : יצחק נבון ; 9 April 1921 – 6 November 2015 ) was an Israeli politician, diplomat, playwright, and author. He served as the president of Israel between 1978 and 1983 as a member of the centre-left Alignment party. He was the first Israeli president born in Jerusalem and the first Sephardi Jew to serve in that office.
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israeli political figure
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israeli politician
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