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Israel Defense and Armed Forces

Israel Defense and Armed Forces Attaché  to the U.S. Major General Hidai Zilberman

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Israel Defense and Armed Forces Attaché  to the U.S.
 

Israel Defense and Armed Forces Attaché to the U.S. Major General Hidai Zilberman

 

Previous Positions

Designated Israel Defense & Armed Forces Attaché to the U.S., July 2021

July 2021 - ​ Israel Defense and Armed Forces Attaché  to the U.S.

2019–June  2021  IDF Spokesperson

2016- 2019  Head, Planning division, Planning Directorate (J5/J8)

2015-2016 Student. Royal College of Defence Studies, Britain ,United Kingdom

2013-2015 Chief Operations Officer (J3), Northern Command

2011-2013 Commander, 215th Artillery Brigade

2009-2011 Commander, 454th  Artillery Brigade (reserves)

2007-2009 Commander, Unmanned Aircraft Unit, Artillery Corps

2005-2007   Head of the Artillery Corps Branch, Department of Weaponry Development  Ground Forces

2003-2005 Commander, 402nd Artillery Battalion

Education

- B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Ben Gurion University

- M.S. in Political Science, Haifa University

- Graduate of the Royal College of Defence Studies in London

 

Contact Information

​Tel: 202-364-5403
 
Email: def-sec1@mod.gov.il