Danny Yatom (Hebrew: דני יתום, born 15 March 1945) is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Labor. In 1996–1998, Yatom was head of the Mossad and between 1999 and 2001, he served as Prime Minister Ehud Barak's Chief Of Staff and security advisor.
Between 1999 and 2001, he served as Prime Minister Ehud Barak's Chief Of Staff and security advisor. He then became a Knesset member and served in the 16th and 17th Knesset, from 2003 until June 2008, when he resigned from the Knesset and from Israeli politics.[1][2]
In 2003, he was elected to the Knesset on Labour's list, and served as head of the committee on foreign workers, as well as chairing the lobbies for enlisted soldiers and the West Bank barrier. He retained his seat in the 2006 elections and served as head of the West Bank barrier lobby. He retained his seat in the 2006 elections, but resigned from the Knesset on 30 June 2008, stating that he was "not willing to be part of a political reality in which basic values are trampled upon, such as leading by example, ethics, and integrity".[3] He was replaced by Leon Litinetsky.
In January 2021, Yatom announced that he will found a new political party for retirees.[4]
Referencesedit
^Barak Loses Another Ally as Yatom Quits Politics The Jerusalem Post, 30 June 2008
^Barak election hopes fade BBC News, 29 January 2001
^Labor MK Danny Yatom slams government, resigns from politics Haaretz, 30 June 2008
^"Former Mossad chief to launch retirees political party". The Times of Israel. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
External linksedit
Danny Yatom on the Knesset website
December 04, 2023
danny, yatom, hebrew, דני, יתום, born, march, 1945, former, israeli, politician, served, member, knesset, labor, 1996, 1998, yatom, head, mossad, between, 1999, 2001, served, prime, minister, ehud, barak, chief, staff, security, advisor, faction, represented, . Danny Yatom Hebrew דני יתום born 15 March 1945 is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Labor In 1996 1998 Yatom was head of the Mossad and between 1999 and 2001 he served as Prime Minister Ehud Barak s Chief Of Staff and security advisor Danny YatomFaction represented in the Knesset2003 2008LabourPersonal detailsBorn 1945 03 15 15 March 1945 age 78 Netanya Mandatory Palestine Contents 1 Biography 2 Political career 3 References 4 External linksBiography editDanny Yatom was born and raised in Netanya his brother is Ehud Yatom He studied mathematics physics and computer science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem From 1963 to 1996 he served in the Israel Defense Forces and worked in the Sayeret Matkal force rising to the position of deputy commander after which he moved to the Armor Corps and then became the head of the Israeli Central Command ranked Major General In 1994 Yatom served as the IDF commander for the West Bank As commander during the events of the cave of the Patriarchs massacre Yatom testified before the Shamgar Commission Between 1996 and 1998 he served as head of the Mossad Political career editBetween 1999 and 2001 he served as Prime Minister Ehud Barak s Chief Of Staff and security advisor He then became a Knesset member and served in the 16th and 17th Knesset from 2003 until June 2008 when he resigned from the Knesset and from Israeli politics 1 2 In 2003 he was elected to the Knesset on Labour s list and served as head of the committee on foreign workers as well as chairing the lobbies for enlisted soldiers and the West Bank barrier He retained his seat in the 2006 elections and served as head of the West Bank barrier lobby He retained his seat in the 2006 elections but resigned from the Knesset on 30 June 2008 stating that he was not willing to be part of a political reality in which basic values are trampled upon such as leading by example ethics and integrity 3 He was replaced by Leon Litinetsky In January 2021 Yatom announced that he will found a new political party for retirees 4 References edit Barak Loses Another Ally as Yatom Quits Politics The Jerusalem Post 30 June 2008 Barak election hopes fade BBC News 29 January 2001 Labor MK Danny Yatom slams government resigns from politics Haaretz 30 June 2008 Former Mossad chief to launch retirees political party The Times of Israel 4 January 2021 Retrieved 5 January 2021 External links editDanny Yatom on the Knesset website Former chief of Mossad not wary of Gaydamak Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Danny Yatom amp oldid 1060348808, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
