Israel
The Begin Family
- Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, 1977–83
- Benny Begin, nationalist politician, son of Menachem Begin
The Burg Family
- Yosef Burg, party leader, National Religious Party; cabinet minister
- Avraham Burg, Speaker of the Knesset, 1999–2003, son of Josef Burg
The Dayan Family
- Shmuel Dayan, Zionist activist and member of the Knesset 1949–59.
- Moshe Dayan, IDF Chief of the General Staff; cabinet minister, son of Shmuel Dayan
- Yael Dayan, Member of the Knesset 1992–2003, daughter of Moshe Dayan.
- Moshe Dayan, IDF Chief of the General Staff; cabinet minister, son of Shmuel Dayan
The Herzog Family
- Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, Ashkenazi chief rabbi
- Haim Herzog, President of Israel, 1983–93, son of Yitzhak Herzog
- Isaac Herzog, Member of the Knesset, son of Haim Herzog
- Haim Herzog, President of Israel, 1983–93, son of Yitzhak Herzog
The Rabin Family
- Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel, 1974–77 and 1992–95
- Dalia Rabin-Pelossof, Member of the Knesset 1999–2003, daughter of Yitzhak Rabin
The Sharon Family
- Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel, 2001–06
- Omri Sharon, Member of the Knesset, 2003–06, son of Ariel Sharon
The Weizman Family
- Haim Weizman, President of Israel, 1949–52
- Ezer Weizman, President of Israel, 1993–2000, nephew of Haim Weizman
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“appoint for us, then, a king to govern us, like other nations.”
—Bible: Hebrew, 1 Samuel 8:5.
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