Yosef Tekoah

Joseph Tekoah
יוסף תקוע
4th Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations
In office
1968–1975
Preceded byGideon Rafael
Succeeded byChaim Herzog
Personal details
Born
Yosef Tukaczynsk

(1925-03-04)4 March 1925
Lyakhavichy, Poland (now Belarus)
Died14 April 1991(1991-04-14) (aged 66)
New York City, New York, U.S.
NationalityIsraeli
SpouseRuth Tekoah
ChildrenGilad, Yoram and Michal Tekoah
Occupationdiplomat and President of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Joseph Tekoah (Hebrew: יוסף תקוע, romanizedYosef Tekoah, 4 March 1925 – 14 April 1991) was a senior Israeli diplomat and the President of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (1975–1981). He was instrumental in the Israeli settlement in disputed DMZ territories with Syria, serving as one of David Ben-Gurion's favorite diplomats.[1]

  1. ^ Shlaim, Avi (2014). The Iron Wall (2nd ed.). New York City: Norton. p. 74.

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