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Israel Baharav

Israel Baharav is an Israeli businessman and former Israeli Air Force fighter pilot, a reserve brigadier general credited with 12 MiG-21 kills.

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Born: 30 October 1945, kibbutz
Occupation: manager, chief executive officer, military officer, fighter pilot
Rank: tat aluf
Wars: 1982 Lebanon War, Six-Day War, War of Attrition, Yom Kippur War

Israel Baharav was born in 1945 in kibbutz

Israel Baharav was born on October 30, 1945, and grew up on Kibbutz Sdot Yam. His family has Hasidic roots and descends from Rabbi Shlomo Rabinowicz, the first rebbe of the Radomsk dynasty. His grandfather Shlomo was one of the founders of Kfar Hasidim.

He joined the IDF in 1963 and volunteered for pilot training. He flew in the Six-Day War, the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War, and took command of Squadron 101 during the last of these. Later he led the choice of the F-15, headed the Air Force weapons department and served as head of Air Force intelligence.

He studied at the Royal Air Force College. He holds a bachelor's degree in history from Tel Aviv University and a master's degree in political science and business administration from the University of Haifa.

After leaving the army in 1993, he worked in high tech. He was active chairman of Idanit, headed Objet Technologies from 1998 to 2000, and served as CEO of Mirage. In 2003 he founded Bufferzone Security with Eyal Dotan.

He was married to Pua until her death in 2023. They had 3 children.

Israel Baharav's life in 8 milestones

1945
Born and raised on Kibbutz Sdot Yam.
1963
Joined the IDF and volunteered for pilot training.
1966
Flew his first operational sortie, bombing the Banias diversion works.
1977
Appointed commander of Squadron 113.
1982
Became head of the Air Force weapons department.
1988
Became head of Air Force intelligence as a brigadier general.
1993
Completed his career military service.
2003
Founded Bufferzone Security with Eyal Dotan.

Israel Baharav served in IDF Pilot Course

Baharav served as an Israeli Air Force fighter pilot from 1963 to 1993, fighting in the Six-Day War, the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War, and received the Medal of Distinguished Service for the Yom Kippur War. He reached the rank of brigadier general and headed Air Force intelligence from 1988 to 1990.

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