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Yael Dayan, Former Israeli Lawmaker and Liberal Icon, Dies at 85

Dayan served as a member of the Knesset from 1992 to 2003 and was a prominent activist for human rights, focusing on women and the LGBTQ community. In recent years, she suffered from a serious pulmonary disease

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Former Israeli lawmaker Yael Dayan, a prominent activist for human rights, the gay community and women, has died on Tuesday at the age of 85.

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