Amir Drori
| Amir Drori | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 15, 1937 Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | March 12, 2005 (aged 67) |
| Allegiance | Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1955–1988 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | Golani Brigade, Northern Command, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Commander GOC Army Headquarters |
| Battles/wars |
1956 Suez Crisis Six Day War War of Attrition Yom Kippur War 1982 Lebanon War |
| Awards | Medal of Courage |
| Other work | Director of the Israel Antiquities Authority |
Amir Drori (Hebrew: אמיר דרורי; 1937–2005) was an Israeli general, founder and the first director general of the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Amir Drori was born in Tel Aviv in 1937 and graduated from the IDF's Junior Command Preparatory School in Haifa. He was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in 1955, where he joined the Golani infantry brigade. During the 1956 Suez Crisis Drori led a demolition team and participated in fighting in Rafah and the Sinai. He was awarded the Medal of Courage for his part in the Israeli raid on the Syrian village of Tawafiq in 1960.
During the 1967 Six Day War Drori served as deputy commander of Golani's 51st Battalion and took part in fighting on the Golan Heights. During the subsequent War of Attrition he commanded Golani's 13th Battlation, participating in fighting on the Golan Heights, Beit She'an Valley, the Jordan Valley and along the Suez Canal. Between 1970 and 1972 he served as the chief operations officer of Israel's Southern Command, under Ariel Sharon.
In 1972 Drori was given command of the Golani Brigade, which he was to lead through the intensive fighting of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The brigade participated in the efforts to halt the Syrians on the Golan Heights, as well as in the and the Israeli push into Syria. He was wounded during the Third Battle of Mount Hermon, in which his troops recaptured the Israeli post held by Syrian commandos, but returned to lead the brigade during the fighting preceding the final disengagement agreements of May 1974.
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