(1924-2005) A Jewish Israeli military and political figure. He was a fighter pilot during World War II with the British air force and returned to Palestine afterwards to help found the air force of the Haganah, a Jewish paramilitary group and precursor to the Israeli army. Weizman served in the Israeli army until 1969, retiring with the rank of Major-General. As a member of the Likud party, he served as Minister of Transportation from 1969-1970, Minister of Defense from 1977-1980 and was a member of the Israeli team that participated in negotiations that led to the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel in 1978. Weizman briefly left politics for four years in 1980 and returned as a member of the Yahad/Alignment party, which later aligned itself with the Labor party. Weizman was President of Israel from 1993-2000, resigning from his post following allegations against him of bribery. See “Ezer Weizman.” Jewish Virtual Library. 19 October 2011. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/ezer_weizman.html; and “Ezer Weizman.” The Knesset. 19 October 2011. http://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=690.  http://www.justvision.org/glossary/weizman-ezer