Uzi Eilam
Uzi Eilam is a retired IDF brigadier general and former director of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission.[1] Closely involved in many of the most crucial decision-making events in the State of Israel’s history, He had commanded various Israeli military units during his service to IDF.[2]
Early life
He was born and raised in Kibbutz Tel Yosef, where he had to fight the elders to be allowed to study. He did his Mechanical Engineering bachelor's degree at Technion and got a M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering.َ Alongside Ariel Sharon, he served in Israel's southern borders as a combat paratrooper during 1950s. In the 1956 Sinai campaign, Eilam was a company commander of paratroopers. He was also a battalion commander in the paratroop brigade fighting in Jerusalem during the Six Day War and the commander of a paratroop brigade in the Jordan Valley in 1969 and 1970.[2]
Views
Nuclear program of Iran
Coming from "the heart of Israel's secret security mechanisms", he believes that Benjamin Netanyahu is using the threat of atomic Iran as a means of reaching "his own political aims". He said: "Netanyahu and other politicians have struck terrible, unnecessary fear into the hearts of the Israeli public, and thankfully the flames fanned over the issue seemed to have died down for now." He does not believe that Tehran is even close to having a bomb. "The Iranian nuclear program will only be operational in another 10 years," declares Eilam. "Even so, I am not sure that Iran wants the bomb," he added.[3]
Books
- Eilam's Arc: How Israel Became a Military Technology Powerhouse, Sussex Academic Press (September 1, 2011)[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Caspit, Ben. "Israelis see Iran nuclear breakout possible in 2-3 months". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 Goodman, Roda. "Eilam's Ark - A Review". Esra Magazine. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ Bergman, Ronen. "Ex-atomic agency chief: Netanyahu using scare tactics on Iran nuclear program". Ynet News. Retrieved 15 February 2016.