Yigael Yadin
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Yigael Yadin was an Israeli archeologist, soldier and politician. He was the second Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces and Deputy Prime Minister from 1977 to 1981.
Yigael Yadin, Chief of General Staff
The Israeli delegation to the 1949 Armistice Agreements talks. Left to right: Commanders Yehoshafat Harkabi, Aryeh Simon, Yigael Yadin, and Yitzhak Rabin (1949)
IDF Chief of Staff Yigael Yadin presenting a decoration to actor Edward G. Robinson (1950)
Yigal Yadin with General Riley, UN Chief of Staff, Middle East Area, Jerusalem
1948 Arab–Israeli War
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The 1948 Arab–Israeli War, also known as the First Arab–Israeli War, followed the civil war in Mandatory Palestine as the second and final stage of the 1948 Palestine war. The civil war became a war o
Yigael Yadin
…declared its independence, Yadin interrupted his university studies to return to active service. He served as Israel's Head of Operations during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and was responsible for many of the key decisions made during the course of that war. In April, likely under the authorization of Ben-Gurion, he oversaw…
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Raising the Ink Flag at Umm Rashrash
Israeli soldier and Palestinian prisoners in Ramle 1948
Israeli soldiers in battle with the Arab village of Sassa