David Ivry | |
|---|---|
דוד עברי | |
 Ivry in October 2001 | |
| Israeli Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 2000–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Zalman Shoval |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Ayalon |
| 1st National Security Advisor (Israel) | |
| In office March 1999 – January 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| Succeeded by | Uzi Dayan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1934 (age 89–90) Tel Aviv, Mandate Palestine |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  State of Israel |
| Service |  Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1952–1982 |
| Rank |  Aluf (Major General) |
| Commands | Commander of the flight-instruction school at Tel Nof Airbase, Commander of the first Israeli squadron of the French Dassault Mirage, Commander of the Israeli Air Force |
| Battles / wars | Suez Crisis Six-Day War War of Attrition 1982 Lebanon War South Lebanon conflict |
| Other work | Director of the Israeli National Security Council |
David Elkana Ivry (Hebrew: דוד אלקנה עברי; born 1934) is a Major General (retired) in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). As commander of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) he played a key role in Operation Opera, the destruction of the Iraqi nuclear reactor located 990 miles (1,590 km) from Israel, in 1981.[1] In 1999, Ivry was appointed first director of the Israeli National Security Council. From 2003 to 2021, he served as the Vice President of Boeing International and president of Boeing Israel.[2] Ivry was the Israeli Ambassador to the United States from 2000 to 2002.
- ^ "'Israel's Existential Threat Is From Within': David Ivry, a Pillar of Israeli Defense for Decades, Tells All". Haaretz. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ "Boeing: David Ivry". www.boeing.com.