coming from E-Tur. Scientific activities General Yoffe had an important role in discovery of Bar Kokhba letter in a cave in Judaean Desert. He participated in the archaeological exploration with Yigael Yadin in a cave earlier plundered by Bedouin and researched by another archaeological team. Yoffe suggested use of advanced military equipment, which resulted in discovery of buried artifacts. That find is among the most important for study of the Bar Kokhba revolt against Romans. In 1963, while in military duty, Avraham Yoffe was permitted to serve as a chairman of the newly created Nature Reserves Authority Council. In November 1964 he retired from the military and in May 1965 he was appointed director of the Nature Reserves Authority, where he served for 14 years, replaced by Adir Shapira in 1978. Political career Yoffe was one of the founders of the Movement for Greater Israel, and as the organisation merged into it, subsequently joined the Likud. He was elected to the Knesset on the Likud list in 1973, and was a member of the influential Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee and Finance Committee. During the 1977 Israeli legislative election he announced he will not run for the seat. References External links 1913 births 1983 deaths Israeli generals Jews in Mandatory Palestine Likud politicians Members of the 8th Knesset (1974–1977) Movement for Greater Israel politicians Israeli people of the Six-Day War La'am politicians