Amnon Lipkin-Shahak

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Person.png Amnon Lipkin-Shahak   PowerbaseRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
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Born1944-03-18
Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
Died19 December 2012 (Age 68)
Hadassah Ein Kerem, Hospital, Jerusalem
NationalityIsraeli
Alma materTel Aviv University
Children5
SpouseTali Lipkin-Shahak
PartyLabor

Employment.png Israel/Minister of Tourism

In office
11 October 2000 - 2001

Employment.png Israel/Defense Forces/Chief of Staff Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
1 January 1995 - 9 July 1998
Preceded byEhud Barak
Succeeded byShaul Mofaz

Employment.png Head of Aman

In office
1986 - 1991

Amnon Lipkin-Shahak was head of Aman, the Israeli Defence Force's Intelligence Branch (1986-91), Deputy Chief of Staff (1991-95), and Chief of General Staff (1995-98). He later was Minister of Tourism (1999-2000) and Transport (2000-01).[1]

According to Tanya Reinhart, Shahak "was known as a supporter of the Oslo process" during his tenure as IDF Chief of Staff.[2]


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References

  1. Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 8 March 2001.
  2. Tanya Reinhart, Israel: The Military in Charge?, OpenDemocracy, 24 May 2002.