Eli Zeira
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Native name | אלי זעירא |
Born | (1928-04-04)4 April 1928 Tel Aviv, ![]() |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | Israel Defense Forces |
Years of service | 1946–1974 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands | Director of Aman |
Eli Zeira (Hebrew: אלי זעירא) (born April 4, 1928) is a former major general in the Israel Defense Forces. He was director of Aman, Israel's military intelligence, during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. He is most remembered for his ill-conceived prewar assessment that Egypt and Syria would not attack (also known as "The Concept"),[1][2] despite intelligence to the contrary.
The postwar Agranat Commission, set to investigate the reasons for the costly war, found Zeira to be negligent of his duty, and he resigned.[3]
In 2004, former Mossad Director-General Zvi Zamir accused Zeira of leaking the identity of Ashraf Marwan, an Egyptian billionaire who served as a Mossad informant.[4] The State Prosecutor's Office opened a criminal investigation, which proved inconclusive and was closed in 2012.[5]
References
- ^ Shlaim, Avi "The Iron Wall -Israel and the Arab World." 2000. ISBN 978-0-140-28870-4. Page 319.
- ^ ^ Steven, Stewart, "The Spymasters of Israel." 1980, ninth printing 1988. ISBN 0-345-33927-4. Page 358:" [Zeira] was one of the architects of what was known as 'the concept.' Simply stated, the concept laid down first that the Arabs were not ready for an all-out war with Israel. Though they could launch a limited war, they knew perfectly well that Israel would not feel bound by the rules of that game, and a limited war would quickly escalate into a general one. Second, Zeira's concept laid down, that if there was to be a war, it would be a short one. The third assumption was that in an overall war, the Arabs would be quickly defeated."
- ^ Dayan, Moshe, "Story of My Life." ISBN 0-688-03076-9. 1976. Page 606. "The commission found that Maj. Gen. Eliyahu Zeira, 'in view of his grave failure ... cannot continue in his post as chief of Military Intelligence.'"
- ^ Bar-Joseph, Uri (2016). The Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel. New York: HarperCollins. pp. 299–300. ISBN 9780062420138.
- ^ Magnezi, Aviel (8 July 2012). "State to close case against former IDF intel chief". Ynetnews.
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