Aharon Ze'evi-Farkash ( he, אהרן זאבי-פרקש) (born 1948) is an

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general. He was the head of the

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i Military Intelligence Directorate (''Aman'') from 2002 to 2006.

Biography

Ze'evi-Farkash was born in

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, in northeastern

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. He received a

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and

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in Middle East and Islam Studies from

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

, as well as an AMP/ISMP from the

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Military and academic career

He commanded the

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Technological and Logistics Branch and the IDF Planning Branch. He is head of the Intelligence and National Defense Program of the Tel Aviv University's Institute for National Security Studies (INSS). According to ''

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'', before Ze'evi-Farkash's retirement from the military he set up a secret commission to evaluate all available information on the missing Israeli navigator Ron Arad. The commission concluded that Arad died between 1993 and 1997.

Business career

In 2006, Ze'evi-Farkash founded FST21 Ltd. (Farkash Security Technologies), which provided technologies and services for home safety and container security (it was later renamed FST21 Biometrics). FST21 has developed an award-winning building safety and security system that acts as a virtual doorman. In spite of winning several design awards, FTS21 failed to gain a significant market share, and it was folded in 2018.

References

External links

* Interview with Aharon Ze'evi Farkash. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ze'evi-Farkash, Aharon 1948 births Living people Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Directors of the Military Intelligence Directorate (Israel) Harvard Business School alumni Israeli businesspeople Israeli generals Israeli people of Romanian-Jewish descent Romanian emigrants to Israel Tel Aviv University alumni People from Beclean