Giora Eiland
| Giora Eiland | |
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| Born | 1952 Kfar Hess, Israel |
| Allegiance |
 Israel
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| Service/branch | Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1970–2003 |
| Rank | Major General (ret.) (IDF) |
| Commands held | Officers School Givati Brigade Infantry Corps (Israel) Operations Directorate Planning Directorate |
| Battles/wars |
Yom Kippur War Operation Entebbe Operation Litani First Lebanon War South Lebanon conflict (1982–2000) First Intifada Second Intifada |
| Other work | Head of National Security Council (Israel) Senior research associate, Institute for National Security Studies External advisor to Givot Olam Oil Exploration LP |
Giora Eiland (Hebrew: גיורא איילנד; born 1952 in moshav Kfar Hess) is Major General (ret.) Israel Defense Forces. Eiland is a former head of the Israeli National Security Council. After his retirement from the public sector, he was a senior research associate at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS).
Eiland is a frequent commentator and contributor on international security matters on local and foreign media. In 2007 he founded a consulting company of national security and strategic services for governments and multinational organizations. He holds an M.B.A. and B.A. in economics from Bar Ilan University.
Eiland joined the army in 1970, and served in the Paratroopers Brigade Battalion 890. He served in a variety of roles within the brigade: as platoon leader (1973 Battle of the Chinese Farm in the Yom Kippur War), an operations officer, company commander (1976 Operation Entebbe), vice-commander of a battalion (1978 Operation Litani), commander of 50 "Baselet" Airborne Battalion (1982 First Lebanon War) and reserve commander of the Paratroopers Brigade.
Following First Lebanon War Eiland served as commander of Infantry Officers School of the Chief Officer of Infantry Corps (Israel). In 1984 Eiland completed the Advanced Infantry Course at Fort Benning, Georgia, United States. After his return to Israel he was appointed as Operations Directorate officer in the Infantry Corps (Israel). In the years 1990–1992 he commanded the IDF Officers School (Training Base 1), and in the years 1992–1993 was the commander of the Givati Brigade.
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