Amos Horev ( he, עמוס חורב; born Amos Sochaczewer, 30 June 1924) is an Israeli military official and expert. He served as a commander in the

Palmach The Palmach (Hebrew: , acronym for , ''Plugot Maḥatz'', "Strike Companies") was the elite fighting force of the Haganah, the underground army of the Yishuv (Jewish community) during the period of the British Mandate for Palestine. The Palmach ...

the elite force of the

Haganah Haganah ( he, הַהֲגָנָה, lit. ''The Defence'') was the main Zionist paramilitary organization of the Jewish population ("Yishuv") in Mandatory Palestine between 1920 and its disestablishment in 1948, when it became the core of the ...

before the founding of the state, and was later an

Israeli Defense Forces Israeli may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the State of Israel * Israelis, citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel * Modern Hebrew, a language * ''Israeli'' (newspaper), published from 2006 to 2008 * Guni Israeli ...

(IDF) Major-General, Chief of Ordnance and subsequently Quartermaster General and Chief Scientist of the IDF, nuclear scientist, President of Technion University, and Chairman of Rafael. In June 2010, he was appointed to the Israeli special independent

Turkel Commission The Turkel Commission (officially The Public Commission to Examine the Maritime Incident of 31 May 2010) is an inquiry set up by Israeli Government to investigate the Gaza flotilla raid, and the Blockade of Gaza. It is led by Israeli retired Supr ...

of Inquiry into the

Gaza flotilla raid The Gaza flotilla raid was a military operation by Israel against six civilian ships of the " Gaza Freedom Flotilla" on 31 May 2010 in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Nine activists and no Israelis were killed on one ship dur ...

Biography

Before the founding of the state of Israel

Amos Horev was born in Jerusalem on June 30, 1924. His father, Alec, was director of the mechanical workshop of the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

. As a teenager he was among the founders of the Zionist youth movement Gordonia in Jerusalem. He studied at the gymnasium and from the age of 14 was a member of the Haganah. He fought against Arabs during the

1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine The 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, later known as The Great Revolt (''al-Thawra al- Kubra'') or The Great Palestinian Revolt (''Thawrat Filastin al-Kubra''), was a popular nationalist uprising by Palestinian Arabs in Mandatory Palestine a ...

. He was appointed as an officer in 1940 and was one of the first recruits to Palmach when he was founded in 1941. During the war of independence he participated in many battles in the Jerusalem area and toward the end of the war was assistant to

Yitzhak Rabin Yitzhak Rabin (; he, יִצְחָק רַבִּין, ; 1 March 1922 – 4 November 1995) was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–77, and from 1992 until h ...

. He later attended

MIT The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the m ...

, where he studied mechanical engineering. He was President of Technion University from 1973 to 1982, replacing

Alexander Goldberg Alexander Barnett Goldberg (born 1974) is the Dean of Religious Life and Belief, Coordinating and the Jewish Chaplain to the University of Surrey, England, a rabbi, barrister, and human rights activist. Biography His family originates from Ire ...

and succeeded by

Josef Singer Josef ("Josi") Singer (יוסף זינגר; August 24, 1923 – November 12, 2009) is a former president and professor of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Biography Singer was born in Vienna. He and his family immigrated to Haifa, Isra ...

Decorations

Awards and recognition

Amos Horev was awarded the

Israel Security Prize The Israel Defense Prize (Hebrew: פרס בטחון ישראל), also known as the Israel Defense Award is an award presented annually by the President of Israel to people and organizations who made significant contributions to the defense of the ...

, and later was appointed as the Chairman of the Israel Security Prize and was the Chief Scientist of the Defense Ministry. He was

Aluf ''Aluf'' ( he, אלוף, lit=champion or "First\leader of a group" in Biblical Hebrew; ) is a senior military rank in the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) for officers who in other countries would have the rank of general, air marshal, or admiral. ...

(Major General), the highest rank in the Israel Defense Forces after the Chief of Staff.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Horev, Amos 1924 births Living people Israeli Jews Jews in Mandatory Palestine People from Jerusalem Technion – Israel Institute of Technology alumni MIT School of Engineering alumni Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Palmach members Haganah members Gaza flotilla raid Technion – Israel Institute of Technology faculty Israeli scientists Israeli mechanical engineers Technion – Israel Institute of Technology presidents