Efraim Halevy | |
|---|---|
אפרים הלוי | |
 Efraim Halevy in 2014 | |
| 3rd National Security Advisor (Israel) | |
| In office September 2002 – August 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Uzi Dayan |
| Succeeded by | Israel Michaeli |
| 9th Director of Mossad | |
| In office 1998–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Danny Yatom |
| Succeeded by | Meir Dagan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 December 1934 London, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Law) |
Efraim Halevy (Hebrew: אפרים הלוי; born 2 December 1934) is an Israeli intelligence expert and diplomat. He was the 9th director of the Mossad and the 3rd head of the Israeli National Security Council.
He is known for his part in bringing about the Israel–Jordan peace treaty. The special relationship he developed with King Hussein of Jordan made it possible for Halevy to open Jordan to the awareness that only a peace agreement with Israel would extricate the Hashemite kingdom from the crisis after the Gulf War.[1]