Giora Eiland | |
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 Giora Eiland in 2004 | |
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Kfar Hess, Israel |
| Allegiance |  Israel |
| Service | Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1970–2003 |
| Rank | Major General (ret.) (IDF)[1] |
| Commands | Officers School Givati Brigade Paratroopers and Infantry Corps Operations Directorate[2][3] Planning Directorate[2][3] |
| Battles / wars | Yom Kippur War Operation Entebbe Operation Litani First Lebanon War South Lebanon conflict (1982–2000) First Intifada Second Intifada |
| Alma mater | Bar Ilan University |
| Other work | Head of National Security Council (Israel)[1] Senior research associate, Institute for National Security Studies[3][4] External advisor to Givot Olam Oil[5] |
Giora Eiland (Hebrew: גיורא איילנד; born 1952 in moshav Kfar Hess) is a retired Major General of the Israel Defense Forces and a former head of the Israeli National Security Council. After his retirement from the public sector, he was a senior research associate at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS).
Eiland is a frequent commentator and contributor on international security matters on local and foreign media. In 2007, he founded a consulting company of national security and strategic services for governments and multinational organizations.[6] He holds an M.B.A. and B.A. in economics from Bar Ilan University.[3][4]
- ^ a b Sheizaf, Naom (2010-09-24). "The IDF is silent". Haaretz. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ a b Eiland, Giora (2009-05-18). "Analysis: Why Netanyahu and Obama see key issues differently..." The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ Dagoni, Ran (1 June 2011). "Yair Shamir: I can privatize Israel Aerospace Industries". Globes. Washington. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Giora Eiland LTD | Strategic Consulting for Governments & Multinational Organizations". gioraeiland.com. Retrieved 2016-02-21.