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Giora Eiland
Israeli major general (born 1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Giora Eiland (Hebrew: גיורא איילנד; born 1952 in moshav Kfar Hess) is a retired Major General of the Israel Defense Forces and a former head of the Israeli National Security Council. After his retirement from the public sector, he was a senior research associate at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS).
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Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Kfar Hess, Israel |
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Service/ | Israel Defense Forces |
Years of service | 1970–2003 |
Rank | Major General (ret.) (IDF)[1] |
Commands held | Officers School Givati Brigade Paratroopers and Infantry Corps Operations Directorate[2][3] Planning Directorate[2][3] |
Battles/wars | Yom Kippur War Operation Entebbe Operation Litani First Lebanon War South Lebanon conflict (1982–2000) First Intifada Second Intifada |
Other work | Head of National Security Council (Israel)[1] Senior research associate, Institute for National Security Studies[3][4] External advisor to Givot Olam Oil [he][5] |
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Eiland is a frequent commentator and contributor on international security matters on local and foreign media. In 2007, he founded a consulting company of national security and strategic services for governments and multinational organizations.[6] He holds an M.B.A. and B.A. in economics from Bar Ilan University.[3][4]