TV7 Israel Watchmen Talk - MG (Ret.) Dan Harel, Former Vice Chief of General Staff, IDF (part 1)

Please join host Amir Oren for an interview (part 1) with MG (Ret.) Dan Harel, Former Vice Chief of General Staff, IDF

In the Israel Defense Forces, rare is the combat officer who came up through the ranks to reach the rank of Major-General without leading troops in Infantry (preferably Paratroopers), Armor or Commando units. Dan Harel is such an exception. Starting out as an Air Force cadet, he quickly went up the ladder as an Artillery officer, then checked out as an Armoured Division Commanding General, finally making MG as the General Staff’s Operations Chief.

In that job he co-ordinated the Military’s actions during Operation Defensive Shield against Palestinian terror, then went on to head the Southern Command, where he was in charge of the complex withdrawal from Gaza. He thought he would get some respite in Washington as Defense Attaché, but was called back home to help a new Chief of Staff as his No 2, in essence the Chief Operating Officer of the IDF. Harel insisted on leaving this position after two years and declined a chance to compete for the coveted top job of Ramatkal.

In retirement he carried his reputation as an effective, straight-arrow manager to the civilian sector, running the Transportation Ministry, the Railway System and - back to the IDF, but from another angle - the Defense Ministry.

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