Edelstein: Fuad’s contribution to Israel ‘immeasurable’

Knesset speaker Yuli Edelstein responds to the death of veteran Israeli parliamentarian Binyamin “Fuad” Ben-Eliezer.

“The immense contribution of Binyamin Ben-Eliezer to Israel and its security is immeasurable,” he writes in a statement.

MK Ben-Eliezer presents his candidacy for President of Israel to Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, May 27, 2014.(Issac Harari/Knesset Spokesperson/Flash90)
MK Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, right, presents his candidacy for President of Israel to Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, May 27, 2014. (Isaac Harari/Knesset Spokesperson/Flash90)

“Fuad dedicated the majority and best part of his life to the fortification of the Jewish people in its homeland and was an important and dominant voice in our public life for many years.”

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