Yigael Yadin (March 20, 1917 - June 28, 1984) was an Israeli archeologist, politician, and the second Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The Israeli actor Yossi Yadin was his brother. March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... (Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... 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: צבא ×”×”×’× ×” לישראל   Tsva Ha-Haganah Le-Yisrael? ([Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces, comprising the Israel army, Israel air force and Israel navy. ...

Yadin was born in 1917 to noted archeologist Eliezer Sukenik. He joined the Haganah at age fifteen and served there in a variety of different capacities. In 1946, however, he left the Haganah following an argument with its commander Yitzchak Sadeh over the inclusion of a machine gun as part of standard squad equipment. He was a university student when, in 1947, shortly before the State of Israel declared its independence, he was called back to active service by David Ben Gurion. He served in various positions during Israel's War of Independence, and was responsible for many of the key decisions made during the course of that war. The Haganah (Hebrew: Defense, ×”×’× ×”) was a Jewish paramilitary organization in Palestine during the British mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... David Ben-Gurion David Ben-Gurion (October 16, 1886—December 1, 1973; Hebrew: דוד בן גוריון) was the first Prime Minister of Israel. ... The 1948 Arab-Israeli War, called the War of Independence (Hebrew: מלחמת העצמאות) by Israelis and al Nakba (Arabic: النكبة, the catastrophe) by Arabs, was the first in a series of wars in the Arab-Israeli conflict. ...

Yadin was appointed Chief of Staff of the IDF on November 9, 1949, following the resignation of Yaakov Dori, and served in that capacity for three years. He resigned on December 7, 1952, over disagreements with then prime minister and defense minister David Ben-Gurion about cuts to the military budget. By age thirty-five, he had completed his military career. November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Yaakov Dori (1899-1973) was the first Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... David Ben-Gurion (October 16, 1886 – December 1, 1973; Hebrew: דָּוִד בֶּן גּוּרִיּוֹן) was the first Prime Minister of Israel. ...

Upon leaving the military, he devoted himself to research and began his life's work in archeology. In 1956 he received the Israel Prize for his doctoral thesis on the translation of the Dead Sea Scrolls. As an archeologist, he excavated some of the most important sites in the region, including the Qumran Caves, Masada, Hazor, and |Tel Megiddo. He was sometimes forced to deal with the theft of important artifacts, occasionally by prominent political and military figures. In one instance, where the thefts were commonly attributed to the famous one-eyed general Moshe Dayan, he remarked: "I know who did it, and I am not going to say who it is, but if I catch him, I'll poke out his other eye too." 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fragments of the scrolls on display at the Archeological Museum, Amman The Dead Sea Scrolls comprise roughly 850 documents, including texts from the Hebrew Bible, discovered between 1947 and 1956 in eleven caves in and around the Wadi Qumran (near the ruins of the ancient settlement of Khirbet Qumran, on... Qumran (Khirbet Qumran) is located on a dry plateau on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea in Israel. ... Masada seen from the east Masada is derived from the Hebrew word metzuda (מצדה), meaning fortress. It is the site of ancient palaces and fortifications in Israel on top of an isolated rock cliff on the eastern edge of the Judean desert overlooking the Dead Sea. ... Hazor - courtyyard or settlement Name of several places in ancient Israel: One of the most important Caananite towns. ... The site of ancient Megiddo Megiddo מגידו is a hill in Israel near the modern settlement of Megiddo, known for theological, historical and geographical reasons. ... Gen. ...

Even as an archeologist, Yadin never completely abandoned public life. On the eve of the Six Day War, he served as a military adviser to prime minister Levi Eshkol, and following the Yom Kippur War, he was a member of the Agranat Commission that investigated the government's fiascos that led to the war. The 1967 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the Six-Day War or June War, was fought between Israel and its Arab neighbors Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. ... Levi Eshkol Shkolnik (Hebrew לֵוִי אֶשְׁכּוֹל שְׁקוֹלְנִיק) (October 25, 1895 - February 26, 1969), was the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death of a heart attack in 1969. ... The Yom Kippur War (Hebrew: מלחמת יום הכיפורים; transliterated: Milhemet Yom HaKipurim; Arabic: حرب أكتوبر; transliterated: Harb October or حرب تشرين transliterated: Harb Tishrin), also known as the October War, the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, and the Ramadan War, was fought from October 6 (the day of Yom Kippur) to October 24, 1973, between Israel and a... The Agranat Commission was an official Commission of Inquiry appointed by the Israeli government to investigate the circumstances leading to the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War. ...

In 1977 Yadin formed the Democratic Movement for Change (DMC), known by its Hebrew acronym DASH, together with Professor Amnon Rubenstein, Shmuel Tamir, Meir Amit, and many other prominent public figures. The new party seemed to be an ideal solution for many Israelis who were fed up with alleged corruption in the Labor Party, which included the Asher Yadlin incident, the suicide of Housing Minister Avraham Ofer, and Leah Rabin's illegal dollar account in the United States. Furthermore, the DMC was a response to the increasing sense of frustration and despair in the aftermath of the 1973 war, and the social and political developments that followed in its wake. Many people regarded Yadin, a warrior and a scholar, as the quintessential prototype of the ideal Israeli, untainted by corruption, who could lead the country on a new path. 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by 6 million people mainly in Israel, parts of the Palestinian territories, the United States and by Jewish communities around the world. ... Lea Rabin (April 8, 1928 in Königsberg, East Prussia, — November 12, 2000 in Petach Tikvah, Israel) was the wife of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. ...

In the 1977 elections, the new party did remarkably well for its first attempt to enter the Knesset, winning 15 of the 120 seats. As a result of the election, Likud party leader Menachem Begin was able to form a coalition with the DMC, thereby excluding the Labor Party for the first time in Israel's history. As the new Deputy Prime Minister, Yadin played a pivotal role in many events that took place, particularly the contacts with Egypt, which eventually led to the signing of the Camp David Accords and the peace treaty between Israel and its neighbor. Nevertheless, the DMC itself proved to be a failure, and the party broke up into numerous splinter factions, so that by the elections of 1981, the party no longer ran in its original format. That same year, Yadin retired from politics. The Knesset (כנסת, Hebrew for assembly) is the Parliament of Israel. ... Menachem Begin on the front cover of TIME 1982. ... HaAvoda party logo Labour or Labor, (העבודה HaAvoda) is an Israeli political party. ... 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... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He died in 1984.

Yaakov Dori (1899-1973) was the first Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). ... 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: צבא ×”×”×’× ×” לישראל   Tsva Ha-Haganah Le-Yisrael? ([Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces, comprising the Israel army, Israel air force and Israel navy. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mordechai Motke Maklef was the third Chief-of-Staff of the Israel Defence Force (IDF) and later, director-general of many important public companies in the Israeli economy. ...

See also

• List of Israel's Chiefs of the General Staff