Former MK Rabbi Eliezer Waldman died on Saturday. He was 84.
Waldman, the founder and president of the Nir Kiryat Arba Hesder Yeshiva, was a prominent figure in the national-religious community. He was among the leaders of the settlement movement in Judea and Samaria, and one of the founders of the Jewish community in Hebron
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Waldman was also one of the founders of the Tehiya party and served as a lawmaker in the 11th and 12th Knessets, from 1984 to 1990.
His funeral is slated to take place on Sunday afternoon. Waldman is survived by his wife and eight children.
