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Israeli Chiefs of the General Staff
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Ya'akov Dori |
Yigal Yadin |
Mordechai Makleff |
Moshe Dayan |
16.6.47 - 9.11.49 |
9.11.49 - 7.12.52 |
7.12.52 - 6.12.53 |
6.12.53 - 29.1.58 |
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Chaim Laskov |
Tzvi ("Chara") Tzur |
Yitzhak Rabin |
Chaim Bar-Lev |
1958 - 1961 |
1961 - 1964 |
1964 - 1968 |
1968 - 1972 |
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David ("Dado") Elazar |
Mordechai ("Motta") Gur |
Rafael ("Raful") Eitan |
Moshe Levy |
1972 - 1974 |
1974 - 1978 |
1978 - 1983 |
1983 - 1987 |
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Dan Shomron |
Ehud ("Brug") Barak |
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak |
Shaul Mofaz |
1987 - 1991 |
1991 - 1995 |
1995 - 1998 |
1998 - 2002 |
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Moshe ("Boogie") Ya'alon |
Dan Halutz |
Gabi Ashkenazi |
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2002 - 2005 |
2005 - 2007 |
2007 - |
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Leaders of 'Northern Command'
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Name |
Dates of Command |
Notes |
1. |
Gen. Moshe Carmel |
Aug. 1948 - Oct. 1949 |
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2. |
Gen. Yosef Avidar |
Oct. 1949 - May 1952 |
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3. |
Gen. Moshe Dayan |
June 1952 - Dec. 1952 |
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4. |
Col. Asaf Simchoni |
Dec. 1952 - Jan. 1956 |
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5. |
Gen. Moshe Tsadok |
Feb. 1956 - Apr. 1956 |
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6. |
Gen. Yitzhak Rabin |
Apr. 1956 - Apr. 1959 |
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7. |
Gen. Meir Zorea |
Apr. 1959 - June 1962 |
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8. |
Gen. Avraham Yofi |
June 1962 - Oct. 1964 |
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9. |
Gen. David ("Dado") Elazar |
Nov. 1964 - Dec. 1969 |
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10. |
Gen. Mordechai ("Motta") Gur |
Dec. 1969 - June 1972 |
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11. |
Gen. Yitzhak ("Chaka") Hofi |
June 1972 - Jan. 1974 |
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12. |
Gen. Mordechai ("Motta") Gur |
Jan. 1974 - Apr. 1974 |
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13. |
Gen. Rafael ("Raful") Eitan |
Apr. 1974 - Aug. 1978 |
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14. |
Gen. Avigdor ("Yanush") Ben-Gal |
Aug. 1978 - Sept. 1981 |
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15. |
Gen. Amir Drori |
Sept. 1981 - Oct. 1983 |
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16. |
Gen. Ori Orr |
Oct. 1983 - June 1986 |
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17. |
Gen. Yosi Peled |
June 1986 - Apr. 1991 |
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18. |
Gen. Yitzhak Mordechai |
Apr. 1991 - Dec. 1994 |
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19. |
Gen. Amiram Levine |
Dec. 1994 - July 1998 |
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20. |
Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi |
July 1998 - 2002 |
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21. |
Gen. Benny Ganz |
2002 |
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Leaders of 'Central Command'
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Name |
Dates of Command |
Notes |
1. |
Gen. Tsvi Ayalon |
1948-52 |
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2. |
Gen. Yosef Avidar |
1952-53 |
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3. |
Gen. Tsvi Ayalon |
1954-56 |
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4. |
Gen. Tsvi Tsur |
1956-58 |
future CGS |
5. |
Gen. Meir Amit |
1958-59 |
formed Chief of Southern Command; future Director of the Mossad |
6. |
Gen. Yosi Geva |
1960-66 |
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7. |
Gen. Uzi Narkis |
1966-68 |
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8. |
Gen. Rechavam ("Gandhi") Ze'evi |
1968-72 |
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9. |
Gen. Yona Efrat |
1973-77 |
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10. |
Gen. Moshe Levy |
1977-81 |
future CGS |
11. |
Gen. Ori Orr |
1981-83 |
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12. |
Gen. Amnon Lipkin-Shachak |
1983-86 |
future CGS |
13. |
Gen. Ehud ("Brug") Barak |
1986-87 |
future CGS and Prime Minister; Israel's most decorated soldier |
14. |
Gen. Amram Mitznah |
1987-89 |
future Mayor of Haifa, leader of the Labor Party and Member of Knesset |
15. |
Gen. Yitzhak Mordechai |
1989-91 |
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16. |
Gen. Danny Yatom |
1991-93 |
future Director of the Mossad and Member of Knesset |
17. |
Gen. Nechemia Tamari |
1993-94 |
killed in helicopter crash |
18. |
Gen. Danny Yatom |
1994 |
fill-in |
19. |
Gen. Ilan Biran |
1994-95 |
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20. |
Gen. Uzi Dayan |
1996-98 |
future Deputy CGS and head of the National Security Council |
21. |
Gen. Moshe ("Boogie") Ya'alon |
1998-2000 |
future CGS |
22. |
Gen. Yitzhak Eitan |
2000-02 |
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23. |
Gen. Moshe Kaplinsky |
2002-04 |
former military secretary to the Prime Minister; current Deputy CGS |
24. |
Gen. Yair Naveh |
2004- |
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Leaders of 'Southern Command'
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Name |
Dates of Command |
Notes |
1. |
Gen. Yigal Alon |
1948-49 |
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2. |
Lt.-Col. Yitzhak Rabin |
1949 |
fill-in |
3. |
Gen. Moshe Dayan |
1949-51 |
future CGS and Minister of Defense |
4. |
Gen. Moshe Tsadok |
1951-54 |
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5. |
Gen. Meir Amit |
1955-56 |
future Director of the Mossad |
6. |
Gen. Asaf Simchoni |
1956 |
killed in air-crash during Sinai Campaign |
7. |
Gen. Chaim Laskov |
1956-58 |
future CGS |
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Gen. Chaim Herzog |
1958 |
future President of Israel |
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Gen. Avraham Yoffi |
1958-62 |
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10. |
Gen. Tsvi Zamir |
1962-64 |
future Director of the Mossad |
11. |
Gen. Yeshayahu Gavish |
1965-69 |
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12. |
Gen. Ariel ("Arik") Sharon |
1969-73 |
future Prime Minister |
13. |
Gen. Shmuel Gonen ("Gorodish") |
1973 |
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14. |
Lieut.-Gen. Chaim Bar-Lev |
1973 |
former CGS temporarily in command during the war |
15. |
Gen. Israel ("Talik") Tal |
1973-74 |
former deputy CGS during 1973 war and father of the Merkava tank |
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Gen. Avraham ("Bren") Adan |
1974 |
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17. |
Gen. Yekutiel ("Kuti") Adam |
1974-76 |
future Deputy CGS; killed in action in Lebanon |
18. |
Gen. Hertzl Shapir |
1976-78 |
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19. |
Gen. Dan Shomron |
1978-82 |
future CGS |
20. |
Gen. Chaim Erez |
1982-83 |
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21. |
Gen. Moshe ("Bril") Bar-Kochba |
1983-86 |
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22. |
Gen. Uri Sagi |
1986 |
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23. |
Gen. Yitzhak Mordechai |
1986-89 |
former Minister of Defense |
24. |
Gen. Matan Vilna'i |
1989-94 |
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25. |
Gen. Shaul Mofaz |
1994-96 |
future CGS and Minister of Defense |
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Gen. Shlomo Yannai |
1996-97 |
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27. |
Gen. Yom-Tov Samia |
1997-2000 |
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28. |
Gen. Doron Almog |
2000-03 |
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29. |
Gen. Dan Harel |
2003-05 |
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30. |
Gen. Yoav Galant |
2005- |
former military secretary to the Prime Minister |
Commanders of the Air Force
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Name |
Dates of Command |
Notes |
1. |
Israel Amir |
Nov. 1947 - July 1948 |
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2. |
Aharon Remez |
July 1948 - Dec. 1950 |
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3. |
Shlomo Shamir |
Dec. 1950 - Aug. 1951 |
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4. |
Chaim Laskov |
Aug. 1951 - May 1953 |
Future Chief of the General Staff |
5. |
Dan Tolkovsky |
May 1953 - July 1958 |
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6. |
Ezer Weizmann |
July 1958 - April 1966 |
future President of Israel |
7. |
Mordechai ("Motti") Hod |
April 1966 - May 1973 |
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8. |
Benny Peled |
May 1973 - Oct. 1977 |
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9. |
David Ivri |
Oct. 1977 - Dec. 1982 |
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10. |
Amos Lapidot |
Dec. 1982 - Sept. 1987 |
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11. |
Aviyahu Bin-Nun |
Sept. 1987 - Jan. 1992 |
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12. |
Herzl Bodinger |
Jan. 1992 - July 1996 |
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13. |
Eitan Ben-Eliyahu |
July 1996 - April 2000 |
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14. |
Dan Halutz |
April 2000 - April 2004 |
Current Chief of the General Staff |
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Eliezer Shakedi |
April 2004 - |
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Leaders of 'Military Intelligence' (Aman)
Directors of 'Mossad'
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Name |
Dates of Command |
Notes |
1. |
Boris Guriel |
1948 - 1 Sept. 1951 |
Head of the Political Department of the Foreign Ministry |
2. |
Reuven Shiloah |
1 Sept. 1951 - 1952 |
First director of the Mossad |
3. |
Isser Harel |
1952 - 1963 |
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4. |
Meir Amit |
1963 - 1968 |
Former chief of Central and Southern Commands, and Military Intelligence |
5. |
Zvi Zamir |
1968 - 1974 |
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6. |
Yitzhak ('Chaka') Hofi |
1974 - 1982 |
Former chief of Northern Command |
7. |
Nahum Admoni |
1982 - 1990 |
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8. |
Shabtai Shavit |
1990 - 1996 |
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9. |
Danny Yatom |
1996 - 1998 |
Former chief of Central Command |
10. |
Efraim Halevy |
1998 - 2003 |
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11. |
Meir Dagan |
2003 - |
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Chiefs of the General Security Service ('Shin Bet' / 'Shabak')
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Name |
Dates of Command |
Notes |
1. |
Iser Harel |
1948 - 1952 |
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2. |
Izi Dorot |
1952 - 1953 |
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3. |
Amos Manor |
1953 - 1963 |
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4. |
Yosef Harmelin |
1964 - 1974 |
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5. |
Avraham Achitov |
1974 - 1981 |
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6. |
Avraham Shalom |
1981 - 1986 |
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7. |
Yosef Harmelin |
1986 - 1988 |
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8. |
Ya'akov Peri |
1988 - 1994 |
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9. |
Carmi Gillon |
1995 - 1996 |
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10. |
Ami Ayalon |
1996 - 2000 |
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11. |
Avi Dichter |
2000 - 2005 |
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12. |
Yuval Diskin |
2005 - |
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Commanders of the Israeli Police
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Name |
Dates of Command |
Notes |
1. |
Yechezkel Sahar |
14 May 1948 - 31 May 1958 |
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2. |
Yosef Nachmias |
10 June 1958 - 31 May 1964 |
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3. |
Pinchas Kopel |
1 June 1964 - 31 July 1972 |
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4. |
Aharon Sela |
1 Aug. 1972 - 23 Sept. 1972 |
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5. |
Shaul Rozolio |
1 Nov. 1972 - 30 Dec. 1976 |
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6. |
Chaim Tavori |
31 Dec. 1976 - 31 Dec. 1979 |
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7. |
Herzl Shapir |
1 Jan. 1980 - 31 Dec. 1980 |
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8. |
Aryeh Ivtzan |
5 Jan. 1981 - 31 Mar. 1985 |
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9. |
David Krauss |
1 Apr. 1985 - 31 Mar. 1990 |
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10. |
Ya'akov Terner |
1 Apr. 1990 - 31 Mar. 1993 |
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11. |
Rafi Peled |
1 Apr. 1993 - 30 Apr. 1994 |
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12. |
Assaf Hefetz |
1 May 1994 - 31 Dec. 1997 |
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13. |
Yehuda Wilk |
1 Jan. 1998 - 31 Dec. 2000 |
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14. |
Shlomo Aharonishki |
1 Jan. 2001 - 1 Aug. 2004 |
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15. |
Moshe Karadi |
Aug. 2004 - |
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