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Born in Deganya, Palestine, on May 20, 1915, Moshe Dayan was a statesman and military leader for the state of Israel who played key roles during the Israeli War for Independence in 1948, the Suez War in 1956, and the Arab-Israeli War of 1967. Dayan was raised on the Nahalal moshav and entered military life in 1937 in the squadrons organized by Captain Orde Wingate, which eventually formed the base of the Jewish army. Before WWII, Dayan was a member of the Haganah and of the special police forces in Jezreel and Galilee. He was arrested in 1939 with other members of the Haganah and imprisoned until 1941. Dayan then served with the British military forces fighting against the Vichy French forces in Syria during which he lost an eye. In the Israeli war for independence in 1948, Dayan was in charge of defending the Jordan Valley and Jerusalem and commanded a tank battalion that fought with the Egyptian forces on the southern front. After Israel became a state, Dayan was commander in chief of Israeli armed forces until 1958, leading the Sinai Campaign against Egypt in 1956. In 1959, he was elected to the Knesset representing the Mapai Party. He served as minister of agriculture until resigning in 1964. As minister of defense, he oversaw the Six-Day War in 1967 and afterwards administered the territory occupied by Israel. His popularity as a military leader came under attack when he was accused of not preparing the country when the Yom Kippur War with Egypt and Syria occurred in October 1973. Dayan passed away in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 16, 1981. (en-US)

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Encyclopaedia Britannica: a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literature. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1995. vol. 3, pp. 924-925

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