Imad Fares ( ar, عماد فارس, he, עימאד פארס; born 1961) is an
Israeli
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* 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
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Druze
The Druze (; ar, دَرْزِيٌّ, ' or ', , ') are an Arabic-speaking esoteric ethnoreligious group from Western Asia who adhere to the Druze faith, an Abrahamic, monotheistic, syncretic, and ethnic religion based on the teachings of ...
and former
brigadier general
Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed ...
in the
Israel Defense Force
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. He won acclaim as the commander of the
Givati Brigade
The 84th "Givati" Brigade ( he, חֲטִיבַת גִּבְעָתִי, , "Hill Brigade" or "Highland Brigade") is an Israel Defense Forces infantry brigade. Until 2005, the Brigade used to be stationed within the Gaza Strip and primarily perf ...
(
infantry
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) from 2001 to 2003.
Fares was the commander of
91st Division, which is a regional division in the
IDF Northern Command, responsible for the front with
Lebanon
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, from
Rosh HaNikra to
Mount Hermon
Mount Hermon ( ar, جبل الشيخ or جبل حرمون / ALA-LC: ''Jabal al-Shaykh'' ("Mountain of the Sheikh") or ''Jabal Haramun''; he, הַר חֶרְמוֹן, ''Har Hermon'') is a mountain cluster constituting the southern end of the ...
. On August 10, 2009, he resigned his commission and announced his retirement from service, after it was discovered he lied about the circumstances surrounding a car accident involving his wife driving his military-issued car.
Senior officer who lied to army to retire
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References
1961 births
Living people
Brigadier generals
Israeli Druze
Israeli generals
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