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Binyamin Avniel

Binyamin Avniel was an Israeli politician, writer and economist who served as a member of the Knesset for Herut and Gahal from 1951 to 1969.

1906 to 1993Herut Knesset member, 1951 to 1969Chairing the Knesset Economics CommitteeWritings on the Arab problem

Born: 1 November 1906, Jerusalem
Died: 18 June 1993, Israel
Occupation: politician, writer, economist
Party: Herut
Education: Université libre de Bruxelles

Binyamin Avniel was born in 1906 in Jerusalem

Avniel was born Binyamin Gatstein in Jerusalem in 1906, during the Ottoman era. He studied at a heder and then at a teachers seminary in Jerusalem.

He went on to study education and social sciences at the University of Brussels. There he earned a PhD in social sciences and economics.

He wrote several books and pamphlets, among them works on the Arab problem in the Land of Israel, the canton problem, democracy and dictatorship, and labor problems in the country.

In 1951 he was elected to the Knesset on the Herut list and was reelected in 1955, 1959, 1961 and 1965. In his last terms he represented Gahal, the alliance of Herut and the Liberal Party. He chaired the Economics Committee for 4 Knessets and chaired the Public Services Committee in the 2nd Knesset.

He lost his seat in the 1969 elections. He died in 1993 and was buried in the Nordau cemetery in Kfar Saba.