Amos Yadlin

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Aluf (Major General) Amos Yadlin (born 1951) was a general in the Israeli Air Force (IAF) and is currently the head of the Israeli Military Intelligene Directorate, known as Aman. Before being promoted to head of Aman, Yadlin was the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) military attaché to Washington, D.C.. Previously in his career he headed the IDF National Defense College. When Yadlin was an officer in the IAF he participated in Operation Opera, which destroyed the Iraqi nuclear reactor. He also served as Deputy Commander of the IDF.

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• Bio from IDF
• "IDF chief announces new appointments to General Staff" from Haaretz Google cache version
• "Ethical Dilemmas in Fighting Terrorism" by Amos Yadlin

Preceded by Aharon Zeevi-Farkash

Director of Aman 2006–present

Succeeded by incumbent