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Encyclopedia > Danny Yatom

Danny Yatom also Dani Yatom was the Director of the Mossad from 1996 to 1998. He also served as deputy commander of Sayeret Matkal and Security Advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. Currently Yatom is a member of the Knesset for the Labor-Meimad party. Official seal of the Mossad (help· info) (Hebrew: המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים, Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations [1]) is an Israeli intelligence agency, often referred to as Mossad. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Sayeret Matkal (Hebrew: סיירת מטכל - General Staff Reconnaissance unit) is the elite special forces unit of the Israeli Defence Force (IDF). ... Ehud Barak (Hebrew: אֵהוּד בָּרָק) (born February 12th, 1942, in Mishmar HaSharon kibbutz, then British Mandate of Palestine) is an Israeli politician and was the 10th Prime Minister of Israel from 1999 to 2001. ... The modern Knesset building, Israels parliament, in Jerusalem Though similar-sounding, Beit Knesset (בית כנסת) literally means House of Assembly, and refers to a synagogue. ... Meimad is a left-leaning religious political party in Israel, founded in 1988. ...


References

  • "Barak election hopes fade" BBC News 2001
  • "Israelis condemn army refuseniks" BBC News 2003
Preceded by:
Shabtai Shavit
Director of the Mossad
1996–1998
Succeeded by:
Ephraim Halevy

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Notorious brothers brush aside scandal and crimes in race for power - smh.com.au (1069 words)
Ehud Yatom, a self-confessed murderer of Palestinians in custody, was barred from becoming parliament's sergeant-at-arms but there is no legal impediment to him becoming an MP for the ruling Likud party.
Mr Yatom raged at the decision, saying the judicial body was "cut off from the nation", and announced he would stand for a seat in the parliament.
The Yatom brothers returned to the spotlight when party lists were submitted this week and showed a significant shift to the right in both the Likud and Labour.
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