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As commander of the Jerusalem front in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (1953–1958) during the 1956 Sinai War, and as Defense Minister during the Six-Day War in 1967, he became a worldwide fighting symbol of the new state of Israel. [2]
May 18, 2023 · For a generation, Moshe Dayan, Israel’s legendary eye-patched general, was a national icon. Born May 20, 1915, his saga was one of rise and fall, and rise again. On the eve of the June 1967...
Moshe Dayan (born May 20, 1915, Deganya, Palestine [now in Israel]—died Oct. 16, 1981, Tel Aviv, Israel) was a soldier and statesman who led Israel to dramatic victories over its Arab neighbours and became a symbol of security to his countrymen.
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Jun 11, 2018 · Dayan, Moshe (1915–81) Israeli army officer and politician. Dayan served with the British and led a Palestinian Jewish company against the Vichy French in World War II . He led the invasion of the Sinai Peninsula in 1956 and, as minister of defence, became a hero of the Six-Day War (1967).
Former defense minister's comrades explain how image of fearless general splintered over revelations included in newly released Yom Kippur War Records. Only one who has truly loved can carry a...
Moshe Dayan was an Israeli military leader who later became a crusader for peace. He played a crucial role in four wars and helped negotiate the Israel-Egypt peace treaty. Dayan was born on kibbutz Deganya Alef, near Lake Kinneret, to parents Shemuel and Devorah on May 20, 1915.
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Apr 28, 2016 · 60 years ago, as he eulogized a ‘thin blond lad’ named Roi Rotberg killed by Palestinian gunmen on the Gaza border, the IDF chief of staff wasn’t aiming to set out the Zionist ethos for...
