Former MK Yael Dayan passed away on Shabbos at 85. In recent years, she had been battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She leaves behind two children.
Born in Nachalal during the British Mandate, Dayan was the daughter of former IDF Chief of Staff Moshe Dayan, who also served as Israel’s Defense Minister and Foreign Minister, and Ruth Schwartz.
Her grandfather, Shmuel Dayan, was a member of the first three Knessets.
Dayan represented the Labor Party in the Knesset from 1992 until 2003. She later took on the role of Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv.

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