About Asher Ben-Natan
Lived 1921 – 2014 (aged 93). Asher Ben-Natan was an Israeli diplomat, aliyah Bet activist and politician.
Asher Ben-Natan (; February 15, 1921 – June 17, 2014) was an Israeli diplomat and a key figure in the country's defense and diplomacy fields. Ben-Natan led the search for Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, who was captured in 1960. Ben-Natan was then appointed as Israel's Ambassador to France from 1970 until his retirement in 1974. Asher Ben-Natan married his wife Erika in 1940.
In 1978, he unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Tel Aviv.
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Who was Asher Ben-Natan?
Israeli diplomat
When was Asher Ben-Natan born?
Asher Ben-Natan was born on 15 February 1921 in Vienna.
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Asher Ben-Natan died on 17 June 2014 in Tel Aviv.
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Asher Ben-Natan was a diplomat, aliyah Bet activist and politician.
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Asher Ben-Natan was Israeli.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Asher Ben-Natan. https://biography.guide/asher-ben-natan/
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