70% and increasing government funding for higher education by NIS 1.5 billion. References External links Avraham Shochat Jewish Virtual Library 1936 births Israeli engineers Eshkol family Mayors of places in Israel Living people People from Tel Aviv Alignment (Israel) politicians Israeli Labor Party politicians One Israel politicians Technion – Israel Institute of Technology alumni Ministers of Finance of Israel Members of the 11th Knesset (1984–1988) Members of the 12th Knesset (1988–1992) Members of the 13th Knesset (1992–1996) Members of the 14th Knesset (1996–1999) Members of the 15th Knesset (1999–2003) Members of the 16th Knesset (2003–2006) People from Arad, Israel