Yiftah Ron-Tal

Yiftah Ron-Tal was born in 1956 in Netiv HaLamed-Heh

Yiftah Ron-Tal was born in 1956 on Kibbutz Netiv HaLamed-Heh, with the family name Rosenthal. He studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is a member of the Israel Bar Association. He also earned a master's degree in business administration from Bar-Ilan University.

He joined the Armored Corps in 1974 and held command posts in the Litani Operation, the First Lebanon War and the First Intifada. In 2001 he became commander of the Ground Forces and was promoted to major general. In October 2006, while on retirement leave, he criticized the Gaza disengagement and the conduct of the Second Lebanon War, and Chief of Staff Dan Halutz ordered his early discharge.

In 2007 he became chairman of Israel Ports Company and led the ports reform. He chaired the Israel Electric Corporation from September 2010 to August 2021. In 2021 he joined the Migdal insurance group and later resigned from his posts there.

Since the start of the Swords of Iron War he has appeared as a panelist on Channel 14. In January 2026 the government approved his appointment as chairman of the Israel Airports Authority. He is married to Vered, has 7 children and lives in Mazkeret Batya.