Meir Zorea
Meir Zorea | |
|---|---|
מאיר זורע | |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1977–1978 | Democratic Movement for Change |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 March 1923 Chişinău, Romania |
| Died | 24 June 1995 (aged 72) Israel |
Meir "Zarro" Zorea MC (Hebrew: מאיר זורע; born Meyer Zarodinsky (Hebrew: מאיר זארודינסקי) 14 March 1923 – 24 June 1995) was a general in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and later a member of the Knesset. He earned distinction through his combat actions in World War II and in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. He was a founder of Democratic Movement for Change, an initially successful but short-lived centrist party.