Amnon Lipkin-Shahak was an Israeli military officer and politician. He served as Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces,as a Member of the Knesset,and as Minister of Transportation and Minister of Tourism.
The Israeli Military Intelligence,often abbreviated to Aman,is the central,overarching military intelligence body of the Israel Defense Forces. Aman was created in 1950,when the Intelligence Department was spun off from the IDF's General Staff. The Intelligence Department was composed largely of former members of the Haganah Intelligence Service. Aman is an independent service,and not part of the ground forces,Navy or the Air Force.
Aluf Meir Dagan was an Israel Defense Forces Major General (reserve) and Director of the Mossad.
Shlomo "Chich" Lahat was a major general in the Israel Defense Forces and former Head of the Manpower Directorate. He served as the eighth mayor of Tel Aviv in 1974–1993,for four consecutive terms. After election on the Likud ticket in 1974,he was re-elected in 1978,1983 and 1989. He coined the slogan about Tel Aviv being "the city that never stops."
Aviv Kohavi was the 22nd Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces,having taken the oath of office on January 15,2019. Before becoming Lieutenant General (Rav-Aluf),he was commander of the Gaza Division,commander of the Northern Command,commander of the Paratroopers Brigade and Military Intelligence Director.
Yitzhak Hofi was a member of the Palmach,IDF General,chief of the Northern Command (Israel),and director of the Mossad.
Elazar Stern is an Israeli politician and military general. He was a major general (res.) in the Israel Defense Forces,serving as Head of the Manpower Directorate,commander of the IDF Officers Training School,and Chief Education Officer,as well as a combat soldier and commander in the Paratroopers Brigade. He has served as a Member of Knesset for eight years,first,as a member of the Hatnuah party,and then in 2015 he joined the Yesh Atid,and served as the Minister of Intelligence between 2021 and 2022.
Aluf Amos Yadlin is a former general in the Israeli Air Force (IAF),Israel Defense Forces military attachéto Washington,D.C.,and head of the IDF Military Intelligence Directorate (Aman).
Dan Harel is a retired general in the Israel Defense Forces and a former Deputy Chief of the General Staff. Harel served as the Director General of the Ministry of Defense from 2013 to 2016.
Isaac Ben-Israel is an Israeli military scientist,general,politician and state official. From 2005 to 2022,he served as the chairman of the Israeli Space Agency and the National Council for Research and Development,under the auspices of the Ministry of Science,Technology and Space of Israel. He finished his service in the IDF ranked General,serving as head of the military Administration for the Development of Weapons and the Technological Industry. Between 2010 and 2012 he served as chief Cybernetics adviser to PM Netanyahu,during which period he founded the National Cyber Bureau in the PM office and launched the National Cyber Initiative. Ben-Israel is now head of the Security Studies program in Tel Aviv University,where he also heads the annual international Cyber Security conference. Between 2007 and 2009 he served as a member of the Knesset for Kadima. Ben-Israel is one of Israel's top experts on Space,Cyber and technological related security. He holds a PhD in Philosophy and a BSc in Physics and Mathematics from Tel Aviv University. In 2020,he declared that Covid-19 would play itself out within seventy days,regardless of intervention levels.
Tal Rousso is a general of the Israel Defense Forces,serving in the reserves. He heads the IDF's Depth Corps. He also served as an MK for the Labor Party.
Aluf Amos Lapidot was an Israeli fighter pilot who served as the tenth Commander of the Israeli Air Force,a position he held from 1982 to 1987. From 1998 to 2001 he was the President of Technion –Israel Institute of Technology.
Giora Eiland is a retired Major General of the Israel Defense Forces and a former head of the Israeli National Security Council. After his retirement from the public sector,he was a senior research associate at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS).
Shimon Levinson was a senior Israeli intelligence officer who was arrested for spying for the Soviet Union in 1991. He is considered to have been one of the highest-ranking KGB moles in Israel.
Rafael Vardi was Israel Defense Forces Major General and former head of the Manpower Directorate. Vardi was also the Chief Military Police Officer from 1960 to 1962.
Herzl "Herzi" Halevi is the Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces,having taken the oath of office on 16 January 2023.
Aharon Haliva is a former Israeli Major general (Aluf) who commanded the Israel Defense Forces' Military Intelligence Directorate. He previously served as the head of the Operations Directorate,the head of the Technological and Logistics Directorate,the head of the operations division in the operations directorate,the commander of the 98th Paratroopers Division,the commander of the paratroopers brigade,and the commander of The IDF Officers' School. He resigned his position on April 22,2024.
Brigadier General Ronen Manelis was the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesperson between May 18,2017,and September 15,2019. Prior to his position as IDF Spokesperson,Manelis served as Assistant to the Chief of the General Staff.
Ram Ben-Barak is an Israeli politician and former member of the Israeli security forces. He served as deputy director of the Mossad and director general of the Ministry of Intelligence Services and the Ministry of Strategic Affairs.
Jacob (Yankele),Eugen,Jean Salomon was a member of the Haganah and Palmach. He commanded the Palmach's Fourth Battalion and served as commander of the Haganah in Eastern Europe.
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