Yaakov Heruti

Yaakov Heruti (Hebrew: יעקב חרותי; 15 January 1927 – 28 July 2022) was an Israeli lawyer and right-wing activist. He was a member of the pre-state militant group Lehi. When he was with Lehi, he created the letter bomb that was sent to Roy Farran. He later became the leader of the group Kingdom of Israel, which bombed the Soviet embassy in Tel Aviv. He served a two-year prison term. He later became involved in politics.

Yaakov Heruti
יעקב חרותי
Yaakov in 2012
Born	(1927-01-15)15 January 1927 Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
Died	28 July 2022(2022-07-28) (aged 95) Tel Aviv, Israel
Occupation(s)	Lawyer, activist, and police officer
Years active	1950–2022
Political party	Tehiya, Tsomet and Lehi
Other political affiliations	Kingdom of Israel

Heruti (right) as a Jewish Settlement Police officer with his father Mordechai, 1945

Kingdom of Israel members pose with prison guards following their release in 1955. Heruti is second from the left.

Heruti died on 28 July 2022 in Tel Aviv at the age of 95.

Further reading

• Cesarani, David (2009). Major Farran's Hat: The Untold Story of the Struggle to Establish the Jewish State. Da Capo.

Other websites

• A Date With Bevin 2006 BBC Radio 4 documentary on the plot to kill Bevin