Meir Zorea

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Meir Zorea
Faction represented in the Knesset
1977–1978Democratic Movement for Change
Personal details
Born14 March 1923
Chişinău, Romania
Died24 June 1995(1995-06-24) (aged 72)

Meir "Zarro" Zorea

1948 Arab-Israeli War. He was a founder of Democratic Movement for Change, an initially successful but short-lived centrist party.[1]

Early life

Zorea was born in

Senio River Valley (near Bologna, Italy). After two difficult months, the brigade emerged from the engagement battered, yet victorious. Then a second lieutenant, Zorea was awarded the British Military Cross for leading his men through intense fire, allowing spotters to pinpoint German positions. Eventually, Zorea attained the rank of Captain before the brigade was dissolved in 1946.[1]

Some

Beriha), and executing Nazi
officials and military officers. Zorea took part in all of these activities. Regarding emigration to Palestine, Zorea remarked:

We had a net over the whole of Europe, which was then about five million people of all nations and denominations who were moving from place to place, and we directed our streams toward Palestine.

To facilitate execution of Nazis, Jewish Brigade members would traverse post-war Europe in bands of three and four. Zorea explained:

We only eliminated those directly involved in the slaughter of Jews. At first we put a bullet through their heads. Then we strangled them. With our bare hands. We never said anything before we killed them. Not why or who we were. We just killed them like you kill a bug.

Participation in the Israeli military

Dozens of former Jewish Brigade members were called upon to lead the

General Staff as the head of the training department. He also served as commander of the IDF Officer School
.

Zorea retired from the army in 1953, and he was later recommissioned in 1956. He went on to positions as Deputy Commander

Chief of General Staff
, the highest position in the IDF.

In 1959, after the Night of the Ducks scandal that brought Israel to domestic and foreign crisis, Zorea was removed from his position as director of operations.[4] He was reassigned as commander of Northern Command, succeeding Yitzhak Rabin, who in turn replaced Zorea as the new director of operations.

In 1962, Zorea retired from the IDF as a major-general. He participated in the Israeli capture of

Arab
terrorists.

Civilian activity

As a civilian, Zorea was a member of the Israeli Scouts Movement[1] and a founder of kibbutz Ma'agan Michael. He also served as a police cadet.

Political activity

Zorea remained active in service of the State of Israel well after retirement from the military. From 1973 to 1974, Zorea served as Soldiers' Ombudsman. From 1976 to 1977, he served as director of the

Alignment and Likud
parties. One of the party's stated goals was to introduce a national constitution into Israeli Law.

Zorea was elected to the

Bus 300 Affair
. He died in 1995, at the age of 72.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Meir Zorea". The Knesset - the Israeli parliament.
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