Hanina Amishav

The story of Hanina Amishav's life

Hanina Amishav was born in 1940 at Kibbutz Degania Bet. He studied at the Air Force technical school.

When drafted, he volunteered for Shayetet 13 and served as a fighter until his release in 1963. He later returned to service and finished officer training in February 1966 with distinction. He took part in the Port Said raid in the Six Day War, then trained as a naval officer and led the unit's boat company.

He led raids in 1970 and in January 1971, the second near Sidon. In the Yom Kippur War he was the unit's operations officer and earned a commendation from the navy commander. He later served as deputy commander, went to Kenya to prepare for Operation Entebbe, and commanded the missile boat INS Yafo in Operation Litani.

He became commander of the unit in August 1978. After officer Oded Elias died in a training accident in December 1978, he was tried for negligence, received a warning and was removed from command. He left the army in 1981.

He then bought the Sapan factory at Kibbutz Afikim and became its chief executive. In April 1983 he moved it to Migdal HaEmek, where it was named Kerina Shimushit. He was also chief executive of Oceana Marine Research.