Yehiel Gozal information

Yehiel Gozal
Yehiel Gozal
Other name(s)	Yehiel Gozal
Nickname(s)	Gozal
Born	December 22, 1957; Netanya, Israel
Allegiance	Israel
Years of service	1976–2003
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands held	Paratroopers Brigade; Military attaché; Southern Command (Israel); 500th Brigade;
Battles/wars	South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000); First Intifada; Al-Aqsa Intifada;
Awards	Head of Regional Command (Aluf) Citation

Yehiel Gozal (Hebrew: יחיאל גוזל; born December 22, 1957), is a former Israeli brigadier general and the chairman of the Paratroops Heritage Association.^[1] Gozal served in various commanding positions in the Paratroopers Brigade and as commander of the 500th Armor Brigade, as chief of the Southern Command in the rank of Brigadier General, he also served as the IDF Defense Attaché in France and was national director CEO of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) organization^[2] in the United States and Panama.^[3]^[4]

In November 2014, Gozal was appointed CEO of the Libi Fund^[5] and co-led to the consolidation of the Libi Fund and Awis – The Association for the Well being of Israeli Soldiers – into Yahad-United for Israel's Soldiers Fund (UFIS).^[6]^[7] Gen. Gozal end this position on May 2020.

In October 2020, Brigadier General Yehiel Gozal returned to the Friends of the IDF organization (FIDF) to manage the organization's branch in Israel, a position he held until the end of June 2024.

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[1] "Eitan Levav Scenic Lookout Inaugurated in Adamit Park". Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund. June 15, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

[2] "Grapevine: A 10-gallon hat for Galant". jpost. GREER FAY CASHMAN.

[3] ""Friends" Raise $18 Million". jewishpost. Henry Levy.

[Eskenazi5May2006-4] Eskenazi, Joe (May 5, 2006). "Retired IDF general says soldiers need more than military hardware". The Jewish News of Northern California. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

[5] "With Rise in Worldwide Terrorism, IDF Foreign Recruits Also Rising". American Friends of Libi. August 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

[TelfedDeadLink-6] "An English approach to IDF service". The South African Zionist Federation (Israel) [Telfed]. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.

[7] Fox, Tsivya (February 13, 2019). "Who Will Take Care of Israel's Lone Soldiers?". Breaking Israel News.