Mordechai Gur
10th Chief of Staff of Israel Defense Forces / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mordechai "Motta" Gur (Hebrew: מרדכי "מוטה" גור; May 6, 1930 – July 16, 1995) was an Israeli politician and the 10th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. During the Six-Day War (1967), he commanded the brigade that penetrated the Old City of Jerusalem and broadcast the famous words, "The Temple Mount is in our hands!" (Hebrew: הר הבית בידינו, Har HaBayit B'Yadeinu).[1] As Chief of Staff, he had responsibility for planning and executing Operation Entebbe (1976) to free Jewish hostages in Uganda. He later entered the Knesset and held various ministerial portfolios. Gur wrote three popular children's books and three books about military history.[2]
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Mordechai Gur | |
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Ministerial roles | |
1984–1986 | Minister of Health |
1988–1990 | Minister without Portfolio |
Faction represented in the Knesset | |
1981–1991 | Alignment |
1991–1995 | Labor Party |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 May 1930 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
Died | 16 July 1995(1995-07-16) (aged 65) Tel Aviv, Israel |
Nickname | Motta |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Israel |
Branch/service | Haganah Israel Defense Forces |
Years of service | 1946–1978 |
Rank | Lieutenant general Director of Operations Chief of Staff |
Battles/wars | 1948 Arab-Israeli War Suez Crisis Six-Day War Yom Kippur War |