Moshe Ya'alon
Moshe "Bogie" Ya'alon (Hebrew: משה יעלון; born Moshe Smilansky on 24 June 1950) is an Israeli politician and former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, who also served as Israel's Defense Minister under Benjamin Netanyahu from 2013 until his resignation on 20 May 2016. Ya'alon ran for Knesset in 2019 as the number three member of the Blue and White party, a joint list created by the merging of the Israel Resilience Party, led by former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz, and Yesh Atid, led by Yair Lapid. Ya'alon briefly served as the number 2 on the Yesh Atid-Telem list that was created following the 2020 Israeli legislative election. Ya'alon retired from politics in the lead up to the 2021 election after testing the waters by splitting his Telem party from Yesh Atid.
Moshe Ya'alon | |
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| משה יעלון | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2009–2013 | Vice Prime Minister |
| 2009–2013 | Minister of Strategic Affairs |
| 2013–2016 | Minister of Defense |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2009–2016 | Likud |
| 2019–2020 | Blue and White |
| 2020–2021 | Telem |
| Military roles | |
| 1995–1998 | Head of Aman |
| 1998–2000 | Head of Central Command |
| 1999–2002 | Deputy Chief of General Staff |
| 2002–2005 | Chief of General Staff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 June 1950 Kiryat Haim, Israel |
| Awards | Legion of Merit |
| Nickname | Bogie |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Israel |
| Branch/service | Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1968–2005 |
| Rank | Rav Aluf |
| Commands | |
| Battles/wars | |