Yossi Sarid, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yossi Sarid

Israeli politician

Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1940

Place of Birth: Rehovot, Central District, Israel

Date of Death: 04-Dec-2015

Profession: writer, poet, politician, educator, journalist, opinion journalist

Nationality: Israel

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Yossi Sarid (Hebrew: ???? ?????; 24 October 1940 – 4 December 2015) was an Israeli politician and news commentator.
He served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment, Ratz and Meretz between 1974 and 2006.
A former Minister of Education and Minister of the Environment, he led Meretz between 1996 and 2003 and served as Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003.
Known for his determined moral stance and his willingness to pay the political price for that determination, Sarid was often referred to as Israel's moral compass.