Ron Nachman dies
Ron Nachman, the mayor of one of Israel's largest settlements in the West Bank, has died. He was 70.
His brother Dan said Nachman succumbed to cancer on Friday, the Fox News reports.
Nachman, known for his fiery personality and commanding media presence, helped establish Ariel in 1978.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu eulogized the mayor, saying Nachmann was "committed with every fiber of his soul to the revival of the Jews in their country and to building a flourishing city in Samaria."