Mordechai Bar-On
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Mordechai Bar-On is an Israel
i historian and former IDF Chief Education Officer and politician.
during the Mandate era, Bar-On was a member of the IDF's first officer training course in 1948. He became a platoon commander and company commander in the Givati Brigade
, and in 1954 established the Academic Pool. The following year he became head of the History Department of the General Staff, before being appointed head of the Chief of Staff's bureau in 1958.
From 1961 until 1963 he served as the deputy Chief Education Officer in the Education and Youth Corps, before becoming its head in 1963. He was demobilized in 1968.
After leaving the IDF, he worked for the Jewish Agency for Israel
, heading its Youth and Pioneering Department until 1977.
He became one of the leaders of the Peace Now movement, and was elected to the Knesset
in 1984
on the Ratz list. However, he resigned from the Knesset on 26 November 1986, and was replaced by David Zucker
.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i historian and former IDF Chief Education Officer and politician.
Biography
Born in Tel AvivTel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
during the Mandate era, Bar-On was a member of the IDF's first officer training course in 1948. He became a platoon commander and company commander in the Givati Brigade
Givati Brigade
The Givati Brigade is an infantry brigade of the Israel Defense Forces, and serves as its amphibious force. Givati soldiers are designated by purple berets...
, and in 1954 established the Academic Pool. The following year he became head of the History Department of the General Staff, before being appointed head of the Chief of Staff's bureau in 1958.
From 1961 until 1963 he served as the deputy Chief Education Officer in the Education and Youth Corps, before becoming its head in 1963. He was demobilized in 1968.
After leaving the IDF, he worked for the Jewish Agency for Israel
Jewish Agency for Israel
The Jewish Agency for Israel , also known as the Sochnut or JAFI, served as the organization in charge of immigration and absorption of Jews from the Diaspora into the state of Israel.-History:...
, heading its Youth and Pioneering Department until 1977.
He became one of the leaders of the Peace Now movement, and was elected to the Knesset
Knesset
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...
in 1984
Israeli legislative election, 1984
Elections for the eleventh Knesset were held in Israel on 23 July 1984. Voter turnout was 78.8%. The results saw the Alignment return to being the largest party in the Knesset, a status it had lost in 1977...
on the Ratz list. However, he resigned from the Knesset on 26 November 1986, and was replaced by David Zucker
David Zucker (politician)
David "Dedi" Zucker is an Israeli peace activist and former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Ratz, Meretz and as an independent between 1986 and 1999.-Biography:...
.