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Major-General Moshe Kaplinski, born around 1958, is Deputy Chief of the General Staff. He was previously head of the Israel Defense Force's Central Command, whose area of responsibility includes the occupied West Bank. As Deputy Chief of the General Staff he is second in command of the entire Israeli Defence Force.
In August 2002, he took over as General Officer Commanding, Central Command from Major General Yitzhak Eitan. As head of Central Command, Kaplinski was an ex officio member of the IDF general staff; he oversaw, inter alia, area commanders for the northern and southern parts of the West Bank (referred to as Samaria and Judea, respectively).
Kaplinski is a veteran of the Golani brigade. His previous positions include:
Military secretary to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, promoted to Major General (2001-2002)
Commander of the Galilee territorial division during the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon
Commander of the Golani infantry brigade (1993-1995).
As head of Central Command, Kaplinski was an ex officio member of the IDF general staff; he oversaw, inter alia, area commanders for the northern and southern parts of the West Bank (referred to as Samaria and Judea, respectively).
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