Amnon Lipkin-Shahak
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak | |
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Minister of Tourism | |
| In office 11 October 2000 – 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Ehud Barak |
| Preceded by | Yitzhak Mordechai |
| Succeeded by | Efraim Sneh |
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| Born | 18 March 1944 Operation Inferno, War of Attrition, 1973 Israeli raid in Lebanon, Yom Kippur War, First Lebanon War, First Intifada |
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak (
Biography
Lipkin-Shahak was the great-grandson of Yitzhak Lipkin, an early pioneer to Palestine and businessman who financed the construction of the Ohel Shlomo and Shaarei Yerushalayim courtyard neighborhoods on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem at the end of the 19th century.[4] Lipkin-Shahak, born in Tel Aviv, was the third son of Zvi and Sarah, and brother to Yaacov and Tamar. He was married to journalist Tali Lipkin-Shahak and had five children.[1] He earned a B.A. in general history from Tel Aviv University.[5]
In 1994, while serving as Deputy Chief of Staff, he said in an interview that four years earlier he was diagnosed with leukemia, but had since recovered. When it was discovered he had been serving as Director of Military Intelligence, and while battling it, then-Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin allowed him to travel abroad for medical consultations.[1]
On 19 December 2012, Amnon Lipkin-Shahak died in
Military career
After finishing his studies at the military boarding school in Haifa
After graduating from the Command and General Staff School in 1971, he was appointed commander of the
In 1976, Lipkin-Shahak was promoted to Colonel and became head of the reservist Paratroopers Brigade. In 1977, he was appointed the head of the regular Paratroopers Brigade. During this period, the Brigade took part in several operations along all of Israel's borders, including extensive operations in Lebanon, including taking part in
In 1983, Lipkin-Shahak was appointed the Head of Central Command. From 1986 to 1991 he served as Head of
On January 1, 1995, he became Chief of Staff of the IDF,[3] succeeding Ehud Barak.[2]
Lipkin-Shahak retired from the IDF in 1998. He was succeeded as Chief of Staff by Shaul Mofaz.[2]
Political career
After retiring from the army he expressed dovish opinions and severely criticized Prime Minister
On 7 June 1999 he entered the 15th Knesset as a member of the
On 6 March 2001, the New Way faction, which included Lipkin-Shahak, split off from the Center Party.[8] On 8 March, he resigned from the Knesset.[7]
After his resignation, Lipkin-Shahak was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tahal Group. In 2003 Lipkin-Shahak joined the Labor Party, took part in the Geneva Initiative talks and signed the agreement.[1]
In April 2008, Lipkin-Shahak signed a letter of support for the recently created
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Harel, Amos (19 December 2012). "Former IDF chief Amnon Lipkin-Shahak dies, 68". Haaretz. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ Ynetnews. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "The IDF's 15th Chief of Staff, has died". IDF Spokesperson's Unit. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ סיור אל מחוזות הילדות [Trip to the Places of Childhood]. News 1 (in Hebrew). Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ Gal Perl Finkel, Don't 'poke the bear' in Syria, The Jerusalem Post, October 6, 2018.
- ^ a b "Amnon Lipkin-Shahak". Knesset website. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ "Mergers and Splits among Parliamentary Groups". Knesset website. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ Silverstein, Richard (2008-04-15). "New Kid on the Block". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
External links
- Amnon Lipkin-Shahak Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Amnon Lipkin-Shahak on the Knesset website
- Israeli Special Forces Database
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