What was the birthday of the former President of Israel whose resignation resulted in the 2000 election?
Israeli presidential election, 2000 Elections for the President of Israel were held in the Knesset on 31 July 2000, following Ezer Weizman's resignation. Moshe Katsav, a prominent Likud politician, ran against Shimon Peres, a previous Prime Minister of Israel. In a surprising upset, the Knesset elected Katsav, by 63 to 57. Katsav assumed office as President on 1 August 2000. He was the first President of Israel to have been sworn in for a seven-year term, as well as the first candidate from the right-wing Likud party to be elected to the office.
Mordechai Elgrably Mordechai Elgrably (Hebrew: מרדכי אלגרבלי‎ ‎ , born 14 July 1944) is an Israeli former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for several parties between 1977 and 1981.