Isaac Ben-Israel
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Isaac Ben-Israel | |
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Faction represented in the Knesset | |
2007–2009 | Kadima |
Personal details | |
Born | Tel Aviv, Israel | 26 July 1949
Isaac Ben-Israel (
Biography
Ben-Israel finished his studies at the
In 2017, Ben-Israel was appointed to the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace, and served on the commission until its successful conclusion in 2019, participating in the drafting of its eight norms related to non-aggression in cyberspace.
Support for the Nautilus MTHEL
Ben-Israel has been a staunch supporter of —and by extension, critic of the
Politics
In the 2006 Knesset elections, he was placed 31st on Kadima's list, but missed out on a seat when the party won only 29 mandates. However, after Shimon Peres resigned his seat in the Knesset to become President, Ben-Israel replaced him on 25 June 2007. He lost his seat in the February 2009 elections.
Awards
Ben-Israel has received many awards for his contributions to Israeli
- 1972: F-4 Phantom II
- 1976: The Israeli Air Force Prize — for developing a computerized control and supervision system
- 1984: The Intelligence DirectoratePrize — "for "creative thought"
- 1989: Itzhak-Sade Prize for Military Literature — for his book Dialogues on Science and Defense
- 2001: The Israel Defense Prize — a second time, for developing weapon systems
- 2002: The Singapore Defense Technology Distinguished Award — for "outstanding contribution to bilateral defense relations between Israel and Singapore for his contribution to Defense relations between Israel and Singapore"
Further reading
- Eyal Zisser, "Israeli Policy after the Withdrawal from South Lebanon: New Realities, Old Dilemmas," Middle East Intelligence Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 10, November 2000.
- Amnon Barzilai, "U.S. Cancels Rocket Interception Weapon Deal with Israel," Globes, January 18, 2006.
- Isaac Ben-Israel bio at Tel-Aviv University, "Professor Isaac Ben-Israel".
- Interview with Isaac Ben-Israel, head of the Israeli Space Agency, discussing the new Israeli Satellite to spy on the Iranian nuclear program, IBA, April 26, 2006.
- Ro'i Ben-Horin, "Non-Lethal Weapons Theory, Practice, and what Lies Between Archived 2001-11-21 at the Wayback Machine," Jaffe Center for Strategic Studies (Tel Aviv Univ.), Vol. 3, No. 4, January 2001.
- Isaac Ben-Israel, "Myths of pullout and terror", Haaretz, July 8, 2006.
References
External links
- Isaac Ben-Israel on the Knesset website