Dov Shilansky

Dov Shilansky (Hebrew: דב שילנסקי; 21 March 1924 – 9 December 2010) was an Israeli lawyer, politician and Speaker of the Knesset from 1988 to 1992.

He survived The Holocaust along with his three siblings and mother, and joined the Irgun, operating as the leader of the organisation's branch in southern Italy.

In October 1952, Shilansky was arrested while attempting to bring a suitcase bomb into the Israeli Foreign Ministry.

Accused of being a member of an unnamed underground organization opposed to Israeli-German reparations negotiations, he was sentenced to two years in prison.

[1] He gained an LL.B from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and worked as an attorney as well as becoming a member of the Ethics Committee of the Israel Bar Association and the International Organization of Jewish Law Professionals.

Grave of Dov Shilansky