Eliashiv Ben-Horin

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Eliashiv Ben-Horin
Israeli Ambassador to Burma
In office 1960–1963
Appointed by	Golda Meir
Israeli Ambassador to Venezuela, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago
In office 1963–1967
Appointed by	Golda Meir
Israeli Ambassador to West Germany
In office 1970–1974
Appointed by	Abba Eban
Personal details
Born	(1921-09-04)4 September 1921 Upper Silesia, Poland
Died	2 June 1990(1990-06-02) (aged 68)

Eliashiv Ben-Horin (1921 – 2 June 1990)^[1] was an Israeli Diplomat who served as Ambassador to Burma, Nepal and Sri Lanka (non-resident, Naypyidaw 1960–1963),^[2] and Venezuela with a concurrent appointment in Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica (1963–1967),^[3] West Germany (1970–1974), Belgium,^[4] Luxembourg^[5] and the European Economic Community (1974–1978).^[6]

Ben-Horin was born in Sosnowiec, Poland in 1921.^{[7] [8]}His father taught him Hebrew. He and his family emigrated to Palestine in 1935. After studying law in London and Jerusalem as well as serving in both the Israeli and British armies, Ben-Horin entered the Foreign Service in 1950.^[1]

Ben-Horin was the Israeli Ambassador to West Germany during the hostage crisis at the 1972 Munich Olympics.^[9] As a result, “he was the first official Israeli representative to meet with the negotiating team ... (keeping) the diplomatic channels open for both formal and informal messages.”^[10]