The 7th President of Israel from 1993 until 2000, Weizman was Minister of Defense under Menachem Begin, negotiating at Camp David in 1978. In 1980, he resigned from the Cabinet over Likud party resistance to achieve peace in the region, eventually starting his own left of center party. He spent the remainder of his career advocating for peace and assisting the Arab-Israeli sector.
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