▁Per es ▁formed ▁his ▁government ▁following ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Rab in ' s ▁assass ination , ▁Or r ▁was ▁made ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁of ▁Def ence . ▁He ▁retained ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁elections , ▁while ▁his ▁party ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁opposition , ▁and ▁lost ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁elections . ▁His ▁political ▁career ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁ab rupt ▁end ▁when ▁" im polit ic ▁remarks " ▁about ▁Se ph ardi ▁Jews ▁were ▁attributed ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁Ha aret z ▁by ▁journalist ▁Daniel ▁Ben ▁Simon . ▁ ▁Or r ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁two ▁bi ographical ▁books : ▁Follow ▁Me ▁( 1 9 9 4 ) ▁( H eb rew : ▁ א ח ר י ), ▁and ▁These ▁are ▁My ▁Brothers ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁( H eb rew : ▁ א ל ה ▁ ה א ח י ם ▁ ש ל י ). ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁He ▁is ▁married ▁and ▁has ▁three ▁children . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁about ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Princi ples ▁by ▁Leon ▁Char ney ▁on ▁The ▁Leon ▁Char ney ▁Report ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : De put y ▁minister s ▁of ▁Israel ▁Category : Is ra eli ▁gener als ▁Category : Is ra eli ▁Labor ▁Party ▁polit icians ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁K ness et ▁( 1 9 9 2 – 1