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Moshe Dayan (Hebrew: משה דיין ; May 20, 1915 – October 16, 1981) was an Israeli military leader and politician. 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 especially as Defense Minister during the Six-Day ...
May 16, 2024 · Moshe Dayan was a soldier and statesman who led Israel to dramatic victories over its Arab neighbours and became a symbol of security to his countrymen. Dayan was born on Israel’s first kibbutz and was raised on the country’s first successful cooperative farm settlement (moshav), Nahalal.
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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.
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.
In 1956, Israeli Chief of Staff Moshe Dayan gave a eulogy for Ro'i Rothberg, a kibbutz security officer killed near the Gaza Strip. Dayan's eulogy is considered one of the most influential speeches in Israeli history.
Oct 17, 1981 · Moshe Dayan, the Israeli soldier-statesman, died of a heart ailment today in Tel Aviv's Sheba Medical Center. He was 66 years old. Mr. Dayan was rushed to the medical center around...
Apr 28, 2016 · Sixty years ago, on April 28, 1956, Moshe Dayan met Roi Rotberg. Rotberg was 21 and fair-haired and had moved from Tel Aviv to Nahal Oz, a kibbutz planted a single mile from the Gaza border....
