Meir Pa'il (Hebrew: מאיר פעיל; 19 June 1926 – 15 September 2015) was a colonel in the Israel Defense Forces, an Israeli politician, and military historian.
Meir Pilevsky (later Pa'il) was born in Jerusalem during the Mandate era. His parents, Nahum and Bracha Pilevsky, were pioneers of the Third Aliyah. Pa'il studied at the Tahkemoni school in Jerusalem, a school for laborer's children in Holon, and at Balfour high school in Tel Aviv. He joined the "Working Youth" movement in 1937 and served in an active signal unit for the Haganah.
Pa'il served in the Palmach from 1943 to 1948. He participated in a series of operations, including the smuggling of illegal Jewish immigrants from Syria and Lebanon, the Saison, the Night of the Bridges, and an attack on a British police position on Mount Canaan. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Pa'il served in the Negev Brigade. Pa'il served as a career officer in the IDF, commanding the 51st Battalion during the Suez Crisis, the Bahad-1 officers school from 1964 to 1966, and the Department of Military Theory for the General Staff. He left the IDF in 1971.[1]
He was elected to the Knesset in the 1973 elections on the Moked list, and was the party's only representative in the Knesset. The party merged with several others to form the Left Camp of Israel prior to the 1977 elections. The new party won two seats, which were rotated between five party members including Pa'il. However, they failed to win any seats in the 1981 elections and Pa'il did not reappear in the Knesset. He died on September 15, 2015, due to complications of Alzheimer's disease.[2]
Published worksedit
Political and Military Reflections in the Wake of the War of October 1973. Tel Aviv: Israel Peace Research Society, 1974. OCLC 3560340
From the Hagana to the IDF (1979) (Hebrew)
The West Bank and Gaza: A Strategic Analysis for Peace. Tel-Aviv: New Outlook, 1981. OCLC 7899345
Development of Jewish Defense Capabilities, 1907–1948 (1987) (Hebrew)
Independence 1948 (1990) (Hebrew)
Rift in 1948 (1990)
The Palmach (1995) (Hebrew)
From Hashomer to the Israel Defence Forces: Armed Jewish Defense in Palestine. Jerusalem: Israel Information Center, 1997. OCLC 751545036
The Commander: Temperate Military Leadership (2003) (Hebrew) [3]
Meirke - Meir Pa'il: Commander, Educator, Historian, Politician - Autobiography and Selected Texts. (2014) (Hebrew) OCLC 891845270
Referencesedit
^Aderet, Ofer (16 September 2015). "Veteran Israeli Politician and Career Soldier, Meir Pa'il, Dies at 89". Haaretz.
^"Former MK Meir Pa'il passes away at 89". Ynetnews. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
^Dromi, Uri (3 October 2003). "No Longer Pure and Simple - review of "The Commander: Temperate Military Leadership" by Meir Pa'il". Haaretz. Israel. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
External linksedit
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Meir Pa'il on the Knesset website
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meir, hebrew, מאיר, פעיל, june, 1926, september, 2015, colonel, israel, defense, forces, israeli, politician, military, historian, faction, represented, knesset1974, 1977moked1977, 1980left, camp, israelpersonal, detailsborn, 1926, june, 1926jerusalem, mandato. Meir Pa il Hebrew מאיר פעיל 19 June 1926 15 September 2015 was a colonel in the Israel Defense Forces an Israeli politician and military historian Meir Pa ilFaction represented in the Knesset1974 1977Moked1977 1980Left Camp of IsraelPersonal detailsBorn 1926 06 19 19 June 1926Jerusalem Mandatory PalestineDied15 September 2015 2015 09 15 aged 89 Tel Aviv Israel Contents 1 Biography 2 Published works 3 References 4 External linksBiography editMeir Pilevsky later Pa il was born in Jerusalem during the Mandate era His parents Nahum and Bracha Pilevsky were pioneers of the Third Aliyah Pa il studied at the Tahkemoni school in Jerusalem a school for laborer s children in Holon and at Balfour high school in Tel Aviv He joined the Working Youth movement in 1937 and served in an active signal unit for the Haganah Pa il served in the Palmach from 1943 to 1948 He participated in a series of operations including the smuggling of illegal Jewish immigrants from Syria and Lebanon the Saison the Night of the Bridges and an attack on a British police position on Mount Canaan During the 1948 Arab Israeli War Pa il served in the Negev Brigade Pa il served as a career officer in the IDF commanding the 51st Battalion during the Suez Crisis the Bahad 1 officers school from 1964 to 1966 and the Department of Military Theory for the General Staff He left the IDF in 1971 1 Pa il studied history and Middle Eastern studies at Tel Aviv University later gaining a doctorate in military and general history citation needed In 1973 he was among the founders of the Blue Red Movement which merged with Maki to form Moked which Pa il headed citation needed He was elected to the Knesset in the 1973 elections on the Moked list and was the party s only representative in the Knesset The party merged with several others to form the Left Camp of Israel prior to the 1977 elections The new party won two seats which were rotated between five party members including Pa il However they failed to win any seats in the 1981 elections and Pa il did not reappear in the Knesset He died on September 15 2015 due to complications of Alzheimer s disease 2 Published works editPolitical and Military Reflections in the Wake of the War of October 1973 Tel Aviv Israel Peace Research Society 1974 OCLC 3560340 From the Hagana to the IDF 1979 Hebrew The West Bank and Gaza A Strategic Analysis for Peace Tel Aviv New Outlook 1981 OCLC 7899345 Development of Jewish Defense Capabilities 1907 1948 1987 Hebrew Independence 1948 1990 Hebrew Rift in 1948 1990 The Palmach 1995 Hebrew From Hashomer to the Israel Defence Forces Armed Jewish Defense in Palestine Jerusalem Israel Information Center 1997 OCLC 751545036 The Commander Temperate Military Leadership 2003 Hebrew 3 Meirke Meir Pa il Commander Educator Historian Politician Autobiography and Selected Texts 2014 Hebrew OCLC 891845270References edit Aderet Ofer 16 September 2015 Veteran Israeli Politician and Career Soldier Meir Pa il Dies at 89 Haaretz Former MK Meir Pa il passes away at 89 Ynetnews 15 September 2015 Retrieved 15 September 2015 Dromi Uri 3 October 2003 No Longer Pure and Simple review of The Commander Temperate Military Leadership by Meir Pa il Haaretz Israel Retrieved 15 September 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Meir Pa il Meir Pa il on the Knesset website nbsp This article about an Israeli politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Meir Pa 27il amp oldid 1160406892, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
