Israel Ziv

Israel Ziv (Hebrew: ישראל זיו‎; born 1957) is an Israeli retired general who held several prominent posts including the head of the IDF's Operations Directorate.[1] In December 2018 the U.S. Treasury slapped sanctions on Israel Ziv accusing him of using an agricultural consultancy as cover for weapons sales to the South Sudan. [2]

Israel Ziv
Native name
ישראל זיו
Born1957 (age 63–64)
AllegianceIsrael Defense Forces
Years of service1975–2005
RankAluf
UnitParatroopers Brigade
Commands held50 paratroop battalion, reserve paratrooper brigade, the 35th Paratroopers Brigade, head of the Paratroopers and Infantry Corps, Gaza Division, Operations Directorate
Battles/warsOperation Litani
1982 Lebanon War
South Lebanon conflict
First Intifada
South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)
Second Intifada

Military service

Ziv was drafted into the IDF in 1975. He volunteered as a paratrooper in the Paratroopers Brigade. He served as a soldier and a squad leader and took part in various raids against armed Palestinian organizations and camps in Lebanon, including Operation Litani. he became an infantry officer after completing Officer Candidate School and returning to the Paratroopers Brigade as a platoon leader. he served as a company commander and in the 1982 Lebanon War he led the 35th Paratroopers Brigade's Reconnaissance company during heavy fighting against PLO operatives and the Syrian army.[3] Ziv led 101st "Peten" (Elapidae) paratroop battalion[4] and the 35th Paratroopers Brigade in counter-guerrilla operations in South Lebanon.[5] Later on he served as head of the Paratroopers and Infantry Corps and commanded the Gaza Division[6] during the Second Intifada. in 2003 he was appointed head of the IDF's Operations Directorate.[7]

References
  1. Israel Ziv, A historic achievement for Israel, The Jerusalem Post, 3 April 2019.
  2. Israel Ziv, , Reuters, 27 July 2019.
  3. U.S. puts sanctions on Israeli ex-general over South Sudan arms sales, +972 Magazine, 18 December 2018.
  4. Gal Perl Finkel, Importance of IDF Ground Forces in new army appointments, The Jerusalem Post, 21 February 2019.
  5. Gal Perl Finkel, When good commander doesn't equal a good politician, The Jerusalem Post, 7 March 2019.
  6. Isabel Kershner, In Tunnel War, Israeli Playbook Offers Few Ideas, The New York Times, 1 August 2014.
  7. Israel Ziv, The real Iranian threat, Ynetnews, 17 July 2015.
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