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Moshe Dayan
Leading Israeli forces and serving as defence minister during the 1967 and 1973 wars.
Sinai campaign · Six-Day War
- Born
- 20 May 1915
- Birthplace
- Degania, Ottoman Palestine
- Died
- 16 October 1981
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Moshe Dayan was an Israeli military leader and politician whose career included war, occupation policy and negotiations with Egypt.
Early life
Farming community
Grew up at Degania and Nahalal.
Early militia service
Joined the Haganah as a teenager.
Career
- 1953
Chief of staff
Became head of the Israeli military.
- 1967
Defence minister
Entered the post shortly before the Six-Day War.
- 1977
Foreign minister
Joined Menachem Begin’s government.
Selected work
Sinai campaign
Led the military during the invasion of Egypt.
Six-Day War
Was defence minister as Israel captured and occupied additional territories.
Egypt negotiations
Played a role in the Camp David process and peace treaty.
Beyond work
Wartime injury
Lost his left eye during operations in Lebanon in 1941.
Antiquities
Collected archaeological objects; his excavation practices attracted criticism.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Further source ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit photographer. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
