Career
He became treasurer of Yagur, and joined the civil service, eventually becoming responsible for trade in the Israel Portuguese Authority. He went on to become director of Tourist Development in southern Sinai and was director of the Neve Midbar Caravan in Sharm el-Sheikh and the Village Vacations Company. During the Yom Kippur War he commanded a tank battalion in Sinai, and was captured by the Egyptian Army.
He was released after 46 days in a prisoner exchange.
In 1977 he joined the new Democratic Movement for Change and was elected to the Knesset on the party"s list in the elections later that year. When the party split the following year he created a new single-man faction, Ya"adjunct
He died in 2000 at the age of 69.