Eitan Ben Eliyahu

Eitan Ben Eliyahu

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name= Eitan Ben Eliyahu
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Aluf Eitan Ben Eliyahu (born 1944)Melman, Yossi and Javedanfar, Meir. "The Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran." Basic Books, 2008. ISBN 9780786721061 p. 187-188.] is a retired Major General in the Israel Defense Forces and was the Commander of the Israeli Air Force (IAF).

Early life and military career

Eliyahu's father was born in Khorramshahr, Iran, and in 1922 immigrated to British-mandated Palestine; Eliyahu himself was born in Jerusalem in 1944. During the 1973 Yom Kippur War Eliyahu shot down two Egyptian fighters as he led of a squadron of F-4 Phantoms, and in 1981 he flew as fighter escort during Operation Opera, which resulted in the destruction of Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor. Eliyahu served as commander of an F-15 squadron, a base commander, head of the Operational Requirements Division, and in 1987 was appointed Head of Operations for the IAF.cite web |title=Maj. Gen. (Res.) Eitan Ben Eliahu |url=http://www.jerusalemsummit.org/eng/short.php?speaker=201 |publisher=Jerusalem Summit |accessdate=2008-10-10] On July 1, 1996 Eliyahu was promoted to Commander of the IAF.Aloni, Shlomo. Holmes, Tony. "Israeli F-4 Phantom II Aces." Osprey Publishing, 2004. ISBN 9781841767833 p. 35] Over the course of his tenure Eliyahu focused on extending the range of IAF operations, especially with regard to Iran. As such, Eliyahu ordered 25 F-15I fighters, which had a longer range than Israel's previously purchased F-15s. Eliyahu stepped down as IAF commander on April 4, 2000.

Post-military activities

Since leaving active duty, Eliyahu founded and serves as CEO of the Sentry Technology Group, and was the president of East West Ventures Ltd. from 2000 to 2002.cite web |title=Museum Co-Chair Eitan Ben Eliahu |url=http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:8vZe-ZhuuDMJ:www.madatech.org.il/pages/MenuItemPage.aspx%3FContentItem%3D1546+Rabin+Research+Center+eliahu&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=us |publisher=The Israel National Museum of Science |accessdate=2008-10-11] He serves as the Board Chairman of the Koret Foundation Israel Economic Development Fund and the Co-Chair of the Israel National Museum of Science. Eliyahu is also on the boards of Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Zionism 2000, the Israel Democracy Institute, and the Rabin Research Center.

Education

Eliyahu studied at Bar Ilan University, where he received a B.A. in economics and business administration. He also earned an M.A. [cite web |title=2003 Conference Speakers |url=http://www.herzliyaconference.org/Eng/_Articles/Article.asp?ArticleID=537&CategoryID=50 |publisher=Herzliya Conference |accessdate=2008-10-10] from Tel Aviv University in strategy and international relations and completed Harvard's Advanced Management Program. [cite web |title=Maj. Gen. (Res.) Eitan Ben Eliahu - Director |url=http://www.iafc-foundation.org/about/boardeitan.html |publisher=Israel Air Force Center Foundation |accessdate=2008-10-10]

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