Israel Hasson
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| Date of birth | 27 April 1955 |
| Year of Aliyah | 1962 |
| Knesset(s) | 17th (current) |
| Party | Yisrael Beiteinu |
Israel Hasson (Hebrew: ישראל חסון, born 27 April 1955) is an Israeli politician and former Deputy Director of the Shabak. He is currently a Member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu.
Hasson was born in Syria, and emigrated to Israel at the age of seven. He has served in the Shabak for twenty-three years, and is considered a celebrated agents recruiter and operations leader. He was involved in the negotiations behind the Wye River, Taba, and Hebron agreements, as well as Ehud Barak's negotiations in Camp David. He has also been Israel's envoy to Arab countries on numerous occasions. During his last position in the Shabak, he was nominated as its Deputy Director, under Ami Ayalon.
In 2000, after Avi Dichter was preferred over him as Shabak Director, Hasson resigned from the organization and entered business. He founded the Hasson Energy company which delivers fuel to factories and gas stations in Israel's north, and also traded with the Palestinian National Authority. He was voted to the seventeenth Knesset in the 2006 elections.
In 2006 Hasson proposed a Knesset bill which require the internet websites to identify and tag every talkbacker who clicks on the talkback button, stating "I'm not seeking censorship... I only want people to know they must take responsibility for the words they write – just as they are responsible for what they say before a live audience."[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Let the talkback rein free? Ynetnews, 14 December 2006
[edit] External links
- Israel Hasson Knesset website (English)
- Israely Beytenu official English Website
- Israel Hasson page on Israel Beytenu website
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