Doron Rubin

Doron Rubin was born in 1944 in Beit Yosef

Doron Rubin was born in 1944 in the moshav Beit Yosef. He was a member of the Bnei HaMoshavim Movement and the United Movement. He played football as a defender and captain of Hapoel Acre.

He joined the IDF in 1963 and served in the Paratroopers Brigade. He fought in the Six-Day War, the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War, and later commanded the Paratroopers Brigade and armored formations. He became a major general in 1987 and headed the IDF Training Division.

In 1988 he commanded Operation Blue and Brown in southern Lebanon. He said he took responsibility for its poor results, and this ended his military career. He left the IDF in 1991.

He then worked in oil exploration and real estate. In 1998 he ran for mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo, lost to Ron Huldai, and served on the city council. Debts later led him to move his business to Honduras, and he declared bankruptcy.

He held a degree in Middle Eastern studies from Tel Aviv University. He was married to Hagar, had 4 sons and lived in Har Adar. He died in 2018.