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Uri Sagi
Uri Sagi is an Israeli retired general who commanded the Golani Brigade and headed the IDF Military Intelligence Directorate from 1991 to 1995.
born 1943Commanding the Golani BrigadeHeading IDF Military IntelligenceLeading negotiations with SyriaLeading the Mekorot water company
- Born
- 5 August 1943, Kfar Bialik
- Occupation
- chief executive officer, military officer
- Education
- Tel Aviv University, University of Haifa
- Rank
- aluf
- Wars
- South Lebanon conflict, Six-Day War, War of Attrition, Yom Kippur War
Uri Sagi was born in 1943 in Kfar Bialik
Uri Sagi was born on 5 August 1943 in Kfar Bialik to Shimshon Eisenberg and Pnina Rubinstein. His father's family had lived in the Land of Israel for 7 generations. He is married to Gila and has 3 children.
He joined the IDF in 1961 and served in the Golani Brigade, rising from soldier to brigade commander in 1976. He later commanded the 36th Division, Southern Command and the Field Forces Command. From 1991 to 1995 he headed Military Intelligence, and he left the IDF in September 1997.
In December 1999 Prime Minister Ehud Barak named him head of the negotiating team with Syria, a role he held until March 2000. From 2000 to 2003 he led the water company Mekorot. He published the books Lights in the Fog in 1998 and The Hand That Froze in 2011, and taught intelligence and strategy at several universities.
In October 2012 he joined the Labor Party but withdrew his candidacy within a month after party leader Shelly Yachimovich said a complaint had been raised against him. Sagi denied the allegations. He farms olives and produces olive oil in Kfar Bialik.
Uri Sagi's life in 9 milestones
- 1961
Drafted into the IDF and joined the Golani Brigade.
- 1971
Became commander of Golani's 13th Battalion.
- 1976
Became commander of the Golani Brigade and led its force in Operation Entebbe.
- 1983
Promoted to the rank of major general.
- 1986
Appointed commander of Southern Command.
- 1991
Appointed head of the Military Intelligence Directorate.
- 1999
Named head of the negotiating team with Syria.
- 2000
Began leading the Mekorot water company.
- 2011
Published a book on the talks between Israel and Syria.
Uri Sagi served in Golani Brigade
Sagi served in the Golani Brigade from 1961, commanding a company in the Six Day War, the Golani reconnaissance unit in the War of Attrition, and the brigade in 1976 to 1977, including in Operation Entebbe. A major general from 1983, he headed Military Intelligence from 1991 to 1995.
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