Raphael Eitan
Israeli military and politician (1929-2004) · Israel · Politicians · Died at 75
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Something wrong?Rafael "Raful" Eitan was an Israeli general, former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (Ramatkal) and later a politician, a Knesset member, and government minister.
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Eitan as a commander in the Harel Brigade, 1948
Raful Eitan (squatting, right) with members of 890th Paratroop Battalion after Operation Egged (November 1955). Standing l to r: Lt. Meir Har-Zion, Maj. Ariel Sharon, Lt. Gen Moshe Dayan, Capt. Dani Matt, Lt. Moshe Efron, Maj. Gen Asaf Simchoni; On ground, l to r: Capt. Aharon Davidi, Lt. Ya'akov Ya'akov, Capt. Rafael Eitan.
Eitan, left, with General Israel Tal during the Six-Day War
Eitan (center) with two officers, Amnon Eshkol and Mordechai Yerushalmi, in Lebanon, 1983
Eitan in 2002Awards
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Sibling: Shmuel EjtanAbout this person
Country
Israel
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2004 · aged 75
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