Veteran Israeli diplomat and security adviser Uriel Lubrani passed away Monday at the age of 91. The son of Aaron and Rose Lubrani, Uriel Lubrani was born in Haifa in 1926, during the British Mandate for Palestine, more than two decades before the establishment of the State of Israel. At age 18, Lubrani joined the Haganah pre-state defense group and helped organize foreign volunteers to fight on Israel’s behalf during the Israeli War of Independence in 1948. Lubrani later joined the new Israeli Foreign Ministry, before becoming an aide to Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. From 1964 to 1967, Lubrani served as Ambassador to Uganda.

Source: Ethiopian News March 05, 2018 10:30 UTC