![]() He also commanded the reserve 340th Armored Division (Idan Formation), and in 2001 became the Chief of Staff of the GOC Army Headquarters. Gallant preferred not to study during the two remaining years and instead moved into the ground forces and, in 1993, took up command of the Menashe (Jenin) Brigade of the West Bank Division.Īfter serving for three years as commander of the 13th Flotilla, Gallant moved up to command the Gaza Division. ![]() In 1992, Gallant was earmarked by then-navy commander Ami Ayalon for the command of the 13th Flotilla, a position he was meant to take up in 1994. He then returned to the navy and served on a missile boat (including a position as deputy commander of INS Keshet) and again in the 13th Flotilla. In the 1980s, after six years in the flotilla, he moved to Alaska and worked as a lumberjack. ![]() Gallant began his military career in 1977 as a naval commando in the 13th Flotilla. He is married to Claudine, a retired IDF lieutenant colonel. Gallant received a BA in Business and Finance Management from the University of Haifa. Michael participated in Operation Yoav and named his son for the operation. His mother, Fruma, was a Holocaust survivor and his father, Michael, served in the Givati Brigade in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, including the Samson’s Foxes unit. Gallant was born in November 1958 in Jaffa. After being elected to the Knesset, he was appointed Minister of Construction. ![]() In January 2015, he entered politics, joining the new Kulanu party. Although the government approved his appointment, it was later canceled by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Barak following months of scandal surrounding his appointment due to allegations that he had seized public lands for his personal use near his home. A general and commander of the Southern Command in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), he was initially chosen in to succeed Gabi Ashkenazi as the next Chief of General Staff in 2011 by Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Yoav Gallant is an Israeli politician and former soldier. ![]()
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