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Haim Bar-Lev
Place of birth Flag of Austria Vienna, Austria
Place of death Flag of Israel Israel
Allegiance Palmach
British Army
Haganah
Israel Defence Forces
Years of service 1942 - 1973
Rank Lieutenant
Colonel
Major General
Director of Operations
Chief of Staff
Battles/wars 1948 Arab-Israeli War
Suez Crisis
Six-Day War
Yom Kippur War
Haim Bar-Lev
Date of birth November 16, 1924 (1924-11-16)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Date of death May 7, 1994 (1994-05-07)
Knesset(s) 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Party Alignment
Gov't roles
(current in bold)		 Minister of Trade & Industry
Minister of Development
Minister of Police

Haim "Kidoni" Bar-Lev (Hebrew: חיים בר-לב‎, born Haim Brotzlewsky on 16 November 1924, died 7 May 1994) was a military officer during Israel's pre-state and early statehood eras and later a government minister. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Palmach ( Hebrew: פלמ"ח an acronym for Plugot Maḥatz (Hebrew פלוגות מחץ Strike Companies) was the regular fighting force The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Haganah ( Hebrew: "The Defense" ההגנה was a Jewish Paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt or Lieut) is a Military, Naval, Paramilitary, Fire service, Emergency medical services Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country Major General or Major-General is a Military rank used in many countries A chief operating officer or chief operations officer ( COO) is a Corporate officer responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the Corporation The Suez Crisis, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression, (أزمة السويس - العدوان الثلاثي Crise du canal de Suez מבצע קדש Kadesh Background Suez Crisis aftermath The Suez Crisis of 1956 represented a military defeat but a political victory for Egypt The Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War or October War (מלחמת יום הכיפורים transliterated: Milkhemet Yom HaKipurim or מלחמת יום Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Elections for the ninth Knesset were held on 17 May 1977. Elections for the tenth Knesset were held in Israel on 30 June 1981 Elections for the eleventh Knesset were held in Israel on 23 July 1984 Elections for the twelfth Knesset were held in Israel on 1 November 1988 The Alignment (המערך HaMa'arakh) was an alliance of the major left-wing parties in Israel between the 1960s and 1990s The Development Minister of Israel was a portfolio in the Israeli cabinet between 1953 and 1974 The Internal Security Minister of Israel (שר לביטחון פנים Sar LeBitahon Pnim) is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Internal Security which Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Cabinet of Israel is a formal body composed of government officials chosen and led by a Prime Minister.

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Biography

He was born in Vienna, Austria in 1924 and immigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1939. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Aliyah ( refers to Jewish Immigration to the Land of Israel (and since its establishment in 1948 the State of Israel) The Palestine Mandate, was a set of protocols or articles that formed a multilateral legal and administrative agreement Between 1942 through 1948, Bar-Lev served in various Jewish military units, such as the Palmach. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Palmach ( Hebrew: פלמ"ח an acronym for Plugot Maḥatz (Hebrew פלוגות מחץ Strike Companies) was the regular fighting force He became both a pilot and a parachutist, which would later serve him in developing both of these military branches in the young Israel Defense Forces. A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag. The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit

In 1946 Bar-Lev blew up the Allenby Bridge near Jericho to prevent Arab militiamen in Trans-Jordan from entering Jewish towns west of the Jordan River. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Allenby Bridge ( גשר אלנבי, Gesher Allenby) also known as the King Hussein Bridge ( جسر الملك حسين, Jisr al-Malek Jericho ( Arabic, ʼArīḥā; Hebrew, Standard Yəriḥo Tiberian Yərîḫô The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding The Emirate of Transjordan ( Arabic: ar إمارة شرق الأردن) was a former Ottoman territory incorporated into the British Mandate of Palestine This article is about the Jordan River and its valley in western Asia

During the June 1967 Six-Day War he served as the Deputy Chief of Staff in the IDF. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Background Suez Crisis aftermath The Suez Crisis of 1956 represented a military defeat but a political victory for Egypt In late 1968 he accepted Maj. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gen. Adan's proposal that a high sand-dune wall be built along the east bank of the Suez Canal to prevent the Egyptian military from observing Israeli defenses along the Suez Canal. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Behind the sand-dune a line of fixed fortifications was constructed. This became known as the Bar-Lev Line. The Bar Lev Line (קו בר לב Kav Bar Lev; خط برليف Khaṭṭ Barlīf) was a chain of fortifications built by

Between 1968-1971, Bar-Lev served as IDF's Chief of General Staff, which made him the highest-ranking military officer. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.

During the October 1973 Yom Kippur War, although retired from the army and serving as the Minister of Trade and Industry, he was recalled by Prime Minister Golda Meir back into military service to replace Shmuel "Gorodish" Gonen as chief of the Southern Command, which defended the Sinai. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War or October War (מלחמת יום הכיפורים transliterated: Milkhemet Yom HaKipurim or מלחמת יום Golda Meir ( גּוֹלְדָּה מֵאִיר جولدا مائير born Golda Mabovitch, 3 May 1898 - 8 December 1978 known as Golda Myerson from 1917-1956 Shmuel "Gorodish" Gonen (1930 – 30 September 1991 was an Israeli general and Chief of the Southern Command of the Israel Defense Forces during The Israeli Southern Command (פיקוד דרום transliterated: Pikud Darom) often abbreviated to Padam (פד"מ is a regional Bar-Lev played a pivotal role in the war. Before his appointment the Southern front was in disarray to the point of near total collapse and Gonen was proving unable to effectively control the situation. Bar-Lev immediately took charge and worked towards stabilizing the front. His political and negotiating skills also proved instrumental in controlling his field generals who were feuding amongst themselves since each had their own notions, sometimes competing ones, regarding how the war in the South should be carried out. The effect that Bar-Lev's arrival had on the chaotic Southern command headquarters was described by Gorodish's deputy, Uri Ben-Ari, in tesimony (translated from Hebrew) to the Israeli military's historical department:

Bar-Lev brought calmness on all of us. Finally there was a feeling that we had a real commander in charge. This feeling spread between us and later also in the battlefield radios like fire. Bar-Lev also managed to calm Gorodish down. Prior to his arrival, general staff meetings were one loud shout out of Gorodish's mouth. Bar Lev instituted orderly working routines. No one challenged his authority. The country owes much to him. "Dovaleh" went back to being a real war-room, a departmentalized one. No one [who did not belong there] was allowed entry. Serenity descended on the war room. The general staff officers switched to carrying out their tasks in well organized shifts. Even Arik [Sharon’s] tone of voice changed when Bar Lev arrived.


Bar-Lev remained Minister of Trade and Industry until the Alignment government was defeated and replaced by the Likud under the leadership of Menachem Begin in 1977. The Alignment (המערך HaMa'arakh) was an alliance of the major left-wing parties in Israel between the 1960s and 1990s Likud (ליכוד lit Consolidation) is the major centre-right political party in Israel. (מְנַחֵם בְּגִין Mieczysław Biegun Менахем Вольфович Бегин 16 August 1913 – 9 March 1992 was the sixth prime minister of the State of Israel From 1977 to 1984 he served as General Secretary of the party and as a Member of the Knesset. For Beit Knesset a Jewish Place of worship, see Synagogue. The Knesset (כנסת lit When the Alignment formed a national unity government from 1984 to 1990 Bar-Lev served as Minister of Police and as a member of the "inner cabinet. National governments (alternatively national unity governments or national union governments) are broad Coalition governments consisting of all parties (or The Internal Security Minister of Israel (שר לביטחון פנים Sar LeBitahon Pnim) is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Internal Security which " He retired from the Knesset at the time of the 1992 elections. Elections for the thirteenth Knesset were held in Israel on 23 June, 1992. Between 1992-1994, during the second Rabin government Bar-Lev served in Moscow as Israel's Ambassador to Russia. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending

He died in Tel Aviv on May 7, 1994. Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)

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