Aloni, Shulamit (1931—)

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Aloni, Shulamit (1931—)

Israeli government official. Born in Tel-Aviv in 1931; daughter of Russian parents; educated at the Ben Shemers school; received a law degree, 1956; married a civil administrator; children: three.

In 1948, Shulamit Aloni fought with the Haganah, the underground Jewish defense force. She was a member of parliament for the Labour Party (1965–69), chaired the Israeli Consumer Council (1966), founded the Civil Rights Party (1973), was appointed Minister without Portfolio (1974), and became Civil Rights MP in the Knesset (1977—). Her books include The Citizen and His Country, The Rights of the Child in Israel, and Woman as a Human Being.

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