Herzl Shafir

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Herzl Shekhterman Shafir
A visit by the officers of the IDF's Armoured Corps to the Shevach school for boys in Tel-Aviv. Shafir on the right. November 21, 1954
Native name
הרצל שפיר
BornJuly 10, 1929
Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
DiedSeptember 26, 2021(2021-09-26) (aged 92)
Allegiance Israel
Service/branch
Years of service1947 - December 31, 1980
Rank
  • Aluf (Military)
  • Rav Nitzav
    (Police)
Commands held
Battles/wars
Other workGeneral Commissioner of Israel Police
Signature

Herzl Shekhterman Shafir (

Southern Command,[1] and later assistant head of the Operations Directorate.[2]
He subsequently served as the 7th General Commissioner of Israel Police.[3]

Youth and military service

Herzl Shafir was born in

Technion in Haifa. In 1947 Shafir enlisted in the Palmach and took part in numerous activities with its third battalion, including the assault on Metzudat Koach
.

After joining the Israel Defense Forces, Shafir completed an officers' course and served as an instructor at the officers academy.

Sinai War
, Shafir was the operations officer of the 77th Division.

In 1959 Shafir attended the British Army's

Hebrew University
.

Prior to the

Manpower Directorate and was promoted to Major General.[6] He served in that role during the Yom Kippur War. In April 1974 he was appointed head of the General Staff Department, and in March 1976 the commander of the Southern Command
. In 1978, towards the end of his military service, Shafir want on study leave in the United States.

Israeli police commissioner office

On January 1, 1980, Shafir was appointed General Commissioner of the

propaganda chief.[8]

According to Shafir, the layoffs were made against the police handling of corruption of elected officials from his party's

Minister of the Interior and the police. The case became known as "Peach Bag". "Peach Bag" never matured into specific charges and attribute this to the dismissal of police commissioner Shafir.[8] Shafir eventually admitted that he had leaked false information to the press on the investigation of the government minister, however he rejected all other allegations.[9]

Public duties

Since retiring from the police, Shafir served as chairman and member of several public committees, including:

  • Shafir Committee – appointed by the Chief of Staff Ehud Barak in 1992, to examine the optimal utilization of military personnel and recommend ways to reduce the active reserve duty days and shortening of compulsory service in the future.
  • Shafir Committee – appointed by the
    Environmental Protection Minister Gideon Ezra to examine the preparation and processing of hazardous materials during emergencies.[10]

References

  1. ^ "ארכיון צה"ל ומערכת הביטחון - עדויות ועדת אגרנט" (in Hebrew). Ministry of Defense. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  2. ISBN 9781845194628
    .
  3. ^ "דרגת אלוף לש. להט, מפקד הכוחות המשוריינים בסיני" (in Hebrew). Davar. August 1, 1969. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d "מינויים והעלאות בצה"ל". Davar. August 1, 1969. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  5. ^ "הרצל שפיר נתמנה ראש אכ"א ואלוף (Part 2)". Davar. September 1, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  6. ^ "הרצל שפיר נתמנה ראש אכ"א ואלוף". Davar (in Hebrew). September 1, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  7. ISBN 9780791401224
    .
  8. ^
    Wilmington Morning Star
    . Associated Press. January 1, 1981. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  9. ISBN 9781135027308
    .
  10. ^ Oren, Amir (January 22, 2012). "IDF must become more transparent". Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved January 24, 2014.

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