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Shlomo Gazit is a former Israeli general and politician. He served as the ninth President of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev from 1995 to 2002. He was also the first Director of Military Intelligence in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from 1974 to 1978. Gazit was born in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1926. He immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1934. He joined the Haganah in 1945 and served in the Palmach from 1947 to 1948. He was a member of the first graduating class of the IDF's Officer's Training School in 1949. Gazit served in a variety of command and staff positions in the IDF, including as the commander of the Golani Brigade from 1962 to 1964, and as the commander of the Northern Command from 1969 to 1972. He was appointed as the first Director of Military Intelligence in 1974, and served in this position until 1978. Gazit retired from the IDF in 1978 and entered politics. He was a member of the Knesset for the Alignment from 1984 to 1988. He was appointed as the President of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in 1995, and served in this position until 2002. Gazit is the author of several books, including The Carrot and the Stick: Israel's Policy in the Occupied Territories (1973), The Israeli Military and the Origins of the 1967 War (1985), and The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Political Analysis (1996).

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Age 93 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 22 October, 1926
Birthday 22 October
Birthplace Istanbul, Turkey
Date of death October 08, 2020
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Nationality Turkey

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1985

Upon his retirement from the IDF, he served as President of the Ben Gurion University in Beersheba for two four-year terms, following Yosef Tekoah. In 1985, he was followed by President Chaim Elata. Since 1988 he was a member of the staff of Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at the Tel Aviv University.

In 1985 Gazit was appointed director general of the Jewish Agency for Israel and served in this capacity till 1987.

1974

After seven years, Gazit was promoted to head of the Military Intelligence Directorate, a position he held from 1974 to 1978.

1967

He served as the head of the assessment department in IDF intelligence before the Six-Day War, but then took leave to study for a master's degree in history. Gazit's studies were interrupted in the summer of 1967, when he was appointed by Defense Minister Moshe Dayan to be in charge of a committee tasked with running the political, security, and later economic affairs in the newly captured territories. This group would later be renamed "The Unit for the Coordination of Operations in the Territories".

1948

During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Gazit served in the Harel Brigade, and initially took part in fighting the Arab Legion, participating in the Battles of Latrun. He later took part in Operation Yoav.

1942

In 1942, while still in high school, he joined the Haganah, and the Palmach in 1944. He was assigned to Company H. He was initially based in Kiryat Anavim. He passed a commander's course and was appointed a platoon leader, serving in the Ramat HaKovesh and Givat HaShlosha areas. He participated in the Night of the Bridges and the Night of the Trains.

1926

Shlomo Gazit (Hebrew: שלמה גזית; 22 October 1926 – 8 October 2020) was an Israeli military officer and academic. A Major General in the Israel Defense Forces, he headed Israel's Military Intelligence Directorate. He later served as President of Ben-Gurion University and Director General of the Jewish Agency.

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