JERUSALEM (AP) — David Levy, an Israeli politician born in Morocco who fought tirelessly against deep-seated racism against Jews from North Africa and went on to serve as foreign minister and hold other senior governmental posts, has died. He was 86. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * JERUSALEM (AP) — David Levy, an Israeli politician born in Morocco who fought tirelessly against deep-seated racism against Jews from North Africa and went on to serve as foreign minister and hold other senior governmental posts, has died.
He was 86. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? JERUSALEM (AP) — David Levy, an Israeli politician born in Morocco who fought tirelessly against deep-seated racism against Jews from North Africa and went on to serve as foreign minister and hold other senior governmental posts, has died. He was 86.
Levy moved to Israel at age 20 from Morocco to Beit Shean, an isolated town in the country’s north. He first worked in construction and got his start in politics as a representative of the construction union. He served in the Knesset, or parliament, from 1969 to 2006, holding the posts of foreign minister, deputy prime minister and housing and construction minister at various times.
At the height of his career, he was a rival in the Likud party to Israel’s current prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel’s early leaders, mostly of European, or Ashkenazi, descent took a.
