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Dan Shomron (born 1937) was the 13th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, from 1987 to 1991. 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The term Chief of Staff can refer to: The White House Chief of Staff, the highest-ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States. ... The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: ×¦×‘× ×”×”×’× ×” ×œ×™×©×¨××œ Tsva Ha-Haganah Le-Yisrael? ([Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated ×¦×”×œ Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces, comprising the Israel army, Israel air force and Israel navy. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During the Six-Day War he commanded a unit on the Egyptian front and was the first paratrooper to reach the Suez Canal. He was decorated for this action. The Six-Day War (Hebrew: ×ž×œ×—×ž×ª ×©×©×ª ×”×™×ž×™× transliteration: Milhemet Sheshet Hayamim), also known as the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Six Days War, or June War, was fought between Israel and its Arab neighbors Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. ... An American Paratrooper using a T-10C series parachute Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and formed into an airborne force. ... 1881 drawing of the Suez Canal The Suez Canal (Arabic, QanÄ al-Suways), west of the Sinai Peninsula, is a 163-km maritime canal in Egypt between Port Said (BÅ«r SaÄ«d) on the Mediterranean Sea and Suez (al-Suways) on the Red Sea. ...

In 1974 he received the command over the Infantry and Paratroopers Branch of the Israeli army. In this function, he commanded over Operation Entebbe in 1976. He was also in charge of the dismantling of Israeli settlements and army bases in the Sinai Peninsula, within the framework of the Camp David Accords of 1978 with Egypt. 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Entebbe Airport, Uganda, scene of Operation Entebbe Operation Entebbe took place on the night of July 3 and early morning of July 4, 1976. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sinai Peninsula, Gulf of Suez (west), Gulf of Aqaba (east) from Space Shuttle STS-40 Sinai redirects here. ... Anwar Sadat (left), Jimmy Carter (center), and Menachem Begin (right) shake hands in celebration of the success of the Camp David Accords The Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on September 17, 1978, following twelve days of secret negotiations at...

In 1983 he established the field troops command (in charge of the infantry, tanks, artillery and engineer corps) and was its first commander. 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

At the age of 50, in 1987 he became the 13th Chief Staff of the IDF. He held this position until 1991. During his term, Israel was attacked with Scud missiles by Iraq, but the IDF did not respond. 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Polish missile wz. ...

After finishing his term, he served as the Chairman of the Israeli Military Industries. Israeli Military Industries Ltd. ...

Preceded by:
Moshe Levi

Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
1987-1991

Succeeded by:
Ehud Barak

Moshe Levi (born 1936) was the 12th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from 1983-1987 . ... The term Chief of Staff can refer to: The White House Chief of Staff, the highest-ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States. ... The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: ×¦×‘× ×”×”×’× ×” ×œ×™×©×¨××œ Tsva Ha-Haganah Le-Yisrael? ([Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated ×¦×”×œ Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces, comprising the Israel army, Israel air force and Israel navy. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ehud Barak Ehud Barak (Hebrew: ×Öµ×”×•Ö¼×“ ×‘Ö¼Ö¸×¨Ö¸×§) (born February 12th, 1942) was the 10th Prime Minister of Israel from 1999 to 2001. ...

Israel's Dan Shomron: Lead Actor & Forgotten Hero of Entebbe, Translated Article at Historama.com \| The Online History ... (4072 words)
	Shomron, then a Brigadier General - the chief infantry and paratrooper officer - the planner of the operation and he who stood at its head, is supposed to return to the terminal in Entebbe with additional senior people who were involved in the rescue operation.
	After the deliberation on Thursday before evening, the path was open to move ahead with the forces, to gather them, to shut their mouths so that the false impression of willingness to negotiate wouldn't be disrupted, to bring the program before the whole government for approval.
	At Dan Shomron's request it was made clear that he is the commander of the operation and it was decided that he would choose the participating units.

DEBKAfile - Hizballah’s missile threat to Israel has reverted to its pre-Lebanon War level (150 words)
	This was affirmed by Israeli ex-general Dan Shomron who undertook a high-level probe into failings in the way Israel managed the July-Aug 2006 Lebanon war.
	In his report to the Knesset foreign affairs and security committee Tuesday, Jan. 16, Shomron criticized as a serious blunder the decision by prime minister Ehud Olmert and foreign minister Tzipi Livni to relegate to UNIFIL and the Lebanese army the task of preventing Hizballah’s rearmament.
	The ex-general also found that the chief of staff Dan Halutz and the general command had no clear objective in their conduct of the war.

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