Moshe Dayan

Israeli military leader and politician

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Born:May 20, 1915

Died:October 16, 1981

Age at death:66

Manner of death:Natural Causes

Cause of death:Myocardial Infarction

Zodiac Sign:Taurus

Children:3

Born in:Degania Alef, Israel

Buried in:Israel

Languages:Arabic, Hebrew, English

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Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (1956)Knight of the Legion of HonourDistinguished Service OrderIsraeli military decorations

Moshe Dayan

Israeli military leader and politician

Biography

Moshe Dayan (Hebrew: משה דיין‎; 20 May 1915 – 16 October 1981) was an Israeli military leader and politician. As commander of the Jerusalem front in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (1953–1958) during the 1956 Sinai War, and as Defense Minister during the Six-Day War in 1967, he became a worldwide fighting symbol of the state of Israel. In the 1930s, Dayan joined the Haganah, the pre-state Jewish defense force of Mandatory Palestine. He served in the Special Night Squads under Orde Wingate during the Arab revolt in Palestine and later lost an eye to a sniper in a raid on Vichy forces in Lebanon during World War II. Dayan was close to David Ben-Gurion and joined him in leaving the Mapai party and setting up the Rafi party in 1965 with Shimon Peres. Dayan became Defense Minister just before the 1967 Six-Day War. During and after Yom Kippur War of late 1973, during which Dayan served as Defense Minister, he was blamed for the lack of preparedness, and he resigned along with the rest of Golda Meir's government in early 1974. In 1977, following the election of Menachem Begin as Prime Minister, Dayan was expelled from the Israeli Labor Party because he joined the Likud-led government as Foreign Minister, playing an important part in negotiating the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.

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Quotes

“We are a small nation, but strong; peace-loving, yet ready to fight for our lives and our country.”

— Moshe Dayan. Quoted in Project Herzl

“As quoted in TIME Magazine (30 July 1973)”

“If you want to make peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.”

— As quoted in Newsweek (17 October 1977)

Quotes sourced from the Wikiquote article "Moshe Dayan", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

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הרמטכ"ל רא"ל משה דיין.

שר הבטחון משה דיין ומאחוריו שלישו אריה בראון.

Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : Israelische minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Moshe Dayan en echtgenote komen aan op Schiphol Beschrijving : De heer en mevrouw Dayan omgeven door lijfwachten Datum : 25 juli 1979 Locatie : Noord-Holland, Schiphol Trefwoorden : aankomst en vertrek, lijfwachten, ministers, vrouwen Persoonsnaam : Dayan, Moshe Fotograaf : Suyk, Koen / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende : Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort : Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris : bekijk toegang 2.24.01.05 Bestanddeelnummer : 930-3718

Moshe Dayan held a press conference in the Knesset today.

Defence Minister Moshe Dayan held a press conferencein Tel Aviv. Photo shows: Moshe Dayan speaking to the press.

Defence minister Moshe Dayan visited the mayor of Hebron Muhammad Ali Ja'abari.

שר הביטחון משה דיין מבקר את הטרפדות בבסיס שארם

A DETACHMENT OF THE JEWISH SUPERNUMERARY POLICE, UNDER THE COMMAND OF MOSHE DAYAN, LINING UP AT THE ESTABLISHMENT SITE OF KIBBUTZ HANITA IN THE WESTERN GALILEE. עלייה לקרקע של קיבוץ חניתה בגליל המערבי. בצילום, שוטרי היישוב היהודי, תחת פיקודו של משה דיין, במסדר בוקר באתר הקמת הקיבוץ החדש.

Rare photograph of Moshe Dayan with spectacles sitting at his place of honor during a Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball game in the European Cup games in Tel Aviv. השר לשעבר משה דיין מתבונן במשחק כדורסל של קבוצת מכבי תל אביב, המשתתפת במשחקי גביע אירופה לאלופות, בהיכל הספורט ביד אליהו. Photo: ROTH YOSSI, 03/30/1979

Defense Minister Moshe Dayan participated in the wedding of Yosef Brink, who lost his leg in a mine explosion while rescuing a UNO officer under Egyptian fire near the Suez Canal. The wedding performed by Chief Rabbi Aluf Shlomo Goren. His bride is Sara Schwarzberg, 18. Photo shows: The bride with Defence Minister Moshe Dayan.