Chaim Herzog
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Major-General Chaim Herzog (17 September 1918 – 17 April 1997) was an Israeli politician, general, lawyer and author who served as the sixth President of Israel between 1983 and 1993. Born in Belfast and raised predominantly in Dublin, the son of Ireland's Chief Rabbi Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, he immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1935 and served in the Haganah Jewish paramilitary group during the 1936–39 Arab revolt. As an officer in the British Army during World War II, he received the nickname "Vivian" because the British could not pronounce "Chaim". He returned to Palestine after the war and, following the end of the British Mandate and Israel's Declaration of Independence in 1948, operated in the battles for Latrun during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. He retired from the Israel Defence Forces in 1962 with the rank of major-general. After leaving the military, Herzog practised law. In 1972 he was a co-founder of Herzog, Fox & Ne'eman, which would become one of Israel's largest law firms. Between 1975 and 1978 he served as Israel's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, in which capacity he repudiated UN General Assembly Resolution 3379—the "Zionism is Racism" resolution—and symbolically tore it up before the assembly. Herzog entered politics in the 1981 elections, winning a Knesset seat as a member of the Alignment. Two years later, in March 1983, he was elected to the largely ceremonial role of President. He served for two five-year terms before retiring in 1993. He died four years later and was buried on Mount Herzl, Jerusalem. His son Isaac Herzog has led the Israeli Labor Party and the parliamentary Opposition in the Knesset between 2013 and 2017. Source: [Chaim Herzog]( on Wikipedia.
Books
The Arab-Israeli Wars
Israel was born in battle. No sooner had independence been declared than seven Arab armies invaded the tiny, nascent state -- bent on its destruction. The tragedy of the Middle East had begun. This book tells the story of Israel's epic struggle to survive, through the vicissitudes, mistakes, triumphs and tragedies of four wars. It provides a blow-by-blow account of one of history's most bitter and enduring conflicts -- Arab versus Jew. As well as describing each campaign in absorbing and incisive fasion -- replete with desperate defensive actions against massive odds in isolated settlements, high-speed armored battles and breath-taking strategy, with the human elements of daring and self-sacrifice -- Herzog highlights the personal and political struggles that have determined the course of Middle East history. - Jacket flap.
Battles of the Bible
This book: examines the Bible's military accounts; explores the tactics and strategy of ancient armies; is the first paperback publication complete with all illustrations. In Battles of the Bible Chaim Herzog, former President of the State of Israel, and Mordechai Gichon, Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University, present a comprehensive work on the wars of ancient Israel. Both authors have seen extensive military service in the region which features in biblical accounts. The Bible covers a vast period of military history, from the invasion of Canaan by Joshua's Israelites, through the conquest of the kingdom by David and Solomon and the split of the kingdom into Judah and Israel, to the Maccabees' rebellion against Seleucid domination. The reliability of these accounts is supported by their technical accuracy and by descriptions of topographic conditions. They provide strategic and tactical lessons still applicable today and are a key to understanding the wider history of the region. Battles of the Bible is a fascinating and valuable work, not only for its exacting scrutiny, but also for its insight into the relevance of biblical accounts and their continuing value. - Back cover.
Οι Αραβοϊσραηλινοί Πόλεμοι
Ο Chaim Herzog διετέλεσε πρόεδρος του Ισραήλ (1983-1993), πρέσβης του Ισραήλ στα Ηνωμένα Έθνη (1975-1978), διοικητής της ισραηλινής Στρατιωτικής Υπηρεσίας Πληροφοριών (1949-1950 & 1959-1962) και υποστράτηγος του ισραηλινού στρατού. Ήταν επίσης ο πρώτος Ισραηλινός κυβερνήτης της Δυτικής Όχθης μετά την κατάληψή της από το Ισραήλ στον πόλεμο του 1967. Το βιβλίο του «Οι Αραβοϊσραηλινοί Πόλεμοι», επικαιροποιημένο από τον υποστράτηγο Shlomo Gazit, αποτελεί έργο αναφοράς για την αραβοϊσραηλινή διένεξη, την οποία εξιστορεί αναλυτικά από την ίδρυση του Κράτους του Ισραήλ το 1948 έως τις μέρες μας, χωρίζοντάς τη σε δώδεκα ενότητες.