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Yitzhak Pundak

Yitzhak Pundak, Israeli general, diplomat and politician (died 2017)

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Born
June 13, 1913
Died
August 27, 2017
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1913

About Yitzhak Pundak

Yitzhak Pundak, Israeli general, diplomat and politician (died 2017) Despite this, Pundak advocated a unilateral disengagement plan from the Gaza Strip following the First Intifada, which was eventually carried out by Sharon in 2005. In 1965, the Israeli government decided to create a local council in Arad and Pundak was made its first head. Pundak received his first senior diplomatic post in November 1965 when he was made the Israeli ambassador to Tanzania. In 1951, he founded the independent Nahal unit, which split from the Gadna program.

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Yitzhak Pundak timeline

  1. In 1951, he founded the independent Nahal unit, which split from the Gadna program.
  2. In 1965, the Israeli government decided to create a local council in Arad and Pundak was made its first head.
  3. Pundak received his first senior diplomatic post in November 1965 when he was made the Israeli ambassador to Tanzania.
  4. Despite this, Pundak advocated a unilateral disengagement plan from the Gaza Strip following the First Intifada, which was eventually carried out by Sharon in 2005.

The world when Yitzhak Pundak was born

Yitzhak Pundak was born in 1913. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1913

  • Best-selling book"The Inside of the Cup" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe stripped of Olympic titles over amateurism rules
  • Top headline16th Amendment allows federal income tax
  • Technology milestoneFord assembly line begins — revolutionizes manufacturing
  • World population~1.73B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population96.0M

1913 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Yitzhak Pundak's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19132026
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population96.0M341 million

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