Matza, who served as a soldier in the IDF and was an officer in the IDF, served as Minister of Health and Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem • Netanyahu: "Jerusalemite in heart and soul" • Rivlin: "Leader of action and thought"
Joshua found the late
Photography:
Moshe Shai
Yehoshua Matza, who was a Lehi fighter, a Likud MK, health minister and deputy mayor of Jerusalem, passed away this evening (Wednesday) at the age of 89. Matza, who was born in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem, joined Lehi at the age of 14, and after the establishment of the state served as an officer in the corps. The Gunners.
Matza was active in Jerusalem sports, served as chairman of the Betar Jerusalem team and was elected to the Jerusalem City Council from the Herut party.
He served as deputy mayor of Jerusalem and was first elected to the Knesset in 1984 on behalf of the Likud party.
In 1996, he was appointed Minister of Health, a position he held until 1999. In 2002, Matza was appointed president of the Bonds organization, and in his later years he served as chairman of the Menachem Begin Heritage Foundation.
His son, Amir Matza Safed: "Unknown soldiers without uniforms around us terror and imagery, we were all recruited for life from a line only death will be released. My dear father found Yehoshua, who was a Lehi fighter and swore an oath for the people of Israel, was released tonight.
May his memory be blessed".
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: "My acquaintance with Yehoshua, a Jerusalemite at heart and soul, began decades ago.
"He was an ardent Betarist, who faithfully served the general public within the framework of the Herut movement and the Likud party. The love of man, the people and the country pulsated in him powerfully. I have always liked his popularity and directness, as a warm and sensitive bad person to others."
President Robbie Rivlin: "A leader of action and thought, one of the planners and builders of Jerusalem, who was bad even when over the years we were sometimes rivals. I will lack the accompaniment and good advice, I will lack his wisdom. I send a warm hug to his family, I will always carry his memory with me."
