Yedidya Ya'ari (; born 30 June 1947) was the commander of the

Israeli Navy The Israeli Navy (, ''Ḥeil HaYam HaYisraeli'', ; ) is the Israel Defense Forces#Arms, naval warfare service arm of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily in the Mediterranean Sea theater as well as the Gulf of Eilat and the Red Sea th ...

from 2000 to 2004. He was succeeded by David Ben Ba'ashat.

Biography

Ya'ari is the grandson of

Meir Ya'ari Meir Ya'ari (; 24 April 1897 – 21 February 1987) was an Israeli politician, educator, and social activist. He was the leader of Hashomer Hatzair, Kibbutz Artzi, and Mapam, and a member of the Knesset. Biography Meyer Wald (later Ya'ari) wa ...

, former leader of the

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party. He is the father of three and lives in Merhavia.

Navy career

In July 1969, as a

commando A commando is a combatant, or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force, specially trained for carrying out raids and operating in small teams behind enemy lines. Originally, "a commando" was a type of combat unit, as oppo ...

Shayetet 13 Shayetet 13 () is a naval commando unit of the Israeli Navy and one of the primary sayeret, reconnaissance units of the Israel Defense Forces. Shayetet 13 specializes in sea-to-land incursions, counter-terrorism, sabotage, maritime intelligence ...

, he was badly wounded and mistakenly declared dead during Operation Bulmus 6, the assault on fortified Green Island, Egypt, in the

Gulf of Suez The Gulf of Suez (; formerly , ', "Sea of Calm") is a gulf at the northern end of the Red Sea, to the west of the Sinai Peninsula. Situated to the east of the Sinai Peninsula is the smaller Gulf of Aqaba. The gulf was formed within a relative ...

(jointly with

Sayeret Matkal Sayeret Matkal () (formerly Unit 269 or Unit 262) (English: General Staff Reconnaissance Unit), is the special reconnaissance unit (''sayeret'') of Israel's General Staff (''matkal''). It is considered one of the premier special forces units of ...

Photography career

After retiring from active army service, Ya'ari worked as an assistant cameraman for three years at Herzliya Studios.

Business career

He was CEO of

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. () is an Israeli Defense contractor, defense technology company. It was founded as Israel's National R&D Defense Laboratory for the development of weapons and military technology within the Ministry of Defens ...

Ltd. In 2016, he became president of GenCell, an Israel-based fuel cell developer and manufacturer.Ex-Rafael CEO Yedidia Yaari Joins Fuel Cell Manufacturer, GenCell
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ya'ari, Yedidya Israeli Navy generals 1947 births Living people Officers of the Legion of Merit People from Merhavia