Eli Zeira
Israeli military intelligence officer (born 1928) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eli Zeira (Hebrew: אלי זעירא; born 4 April 1928) is a former major general in the Israel Defense Forces. He was director of Aman, Israel's military intelligence, during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. He is most remembered for his ill-conceived prewar assessment that Egypt and Syria would not attack (also known as "The Concept"),[1][2] despite intelligence to the contrary.
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| Native name | אלי זעירא |
| Born | 4 April 1928 Haifa, Palestine, United Kingdom |
| Allegiance | Israel |
| Service | Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1946–1974 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Director of Aman |
The postwar Agranat Commission, set to investigate the reasons for the costly war, found Zeira to be negligent of his duty, and he resigned.[3]
In 2004, former Mossad Director-General Zvi Zamir accused Zeira of leaking the identity of Ashraf Marwan, an Egyptian billionaire who served as a Mossad informant.[4] The State Prosecutor's Office opened a criminal investigation, which proved inconclusive and was closed in 2012.[5]
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