Ram Rothberg
| Ram Rothberg | |
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| רם רוטברג | |
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| Commander of the Israeli Navy | |
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In office 10 October 2011 – 27 September 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| Chief | Gadi Eizenkot |
| Preceded by | Eliezer Marom |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 5, 1964 Kfar Hess, Israel |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Israel
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| Service/branch |
 Israeli Navy
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| Rank |
 Vice Admiral
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| Unit |
Flotilla 13 Commander Duvdevan undercover unit |
| Commands |
Commander of the Israeli Navy Naval Intelligence Haifa Naval Base Commander of Flotilla 13 |
| Battles/wars | |
Aluf Ram Rothberg (Hebrew: רם רוטברג; born February 5, 1964) is a general in the Israel Defense Forces who was the head of the Israel Navy.
Rothberg commanded the Flotilla 13 commando force from 2001 to 2004 and presided over some of its most notable operations, such as the raid on the Karin A arms smuggling ship in January 2002.
He later served as the Chief of Naval Intelligence during the Second Lebanon War and was reprimanded by then-Chief of Staff Dan Halutz for the 14 July 2006 attack on the Israeli corvette INS Hanit. An Iranian-supplied C-802 anti-ship missile fired by Hezbollah hit the warship, whose crew was apparently unaware that the Lebanese group possessed such weapons. The strike left four sailors dead and the ship temporarily disabled. Rothberg was criticized over his contribution to the failure, but later was promoted to the position of commander of the Navy's Haifa base.
Afterwards, Rothberg served in the Israeli National Security Council.
On 4 August 2011, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak approved his appointment as the next head of the Israel Navy, after being nominated by IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz. He is to be promoted in rank to Major General (Aluf). He replaced Vice-Admiral Eliezer Marom, who retired after serving in the IDF for 37 years. He was not the front runner for the post and the appointment was received with surprise by military officials. On 10 October 2011, in a ceremony held at the Haifa naval base, Rothberg entered his role as commander of the Israel Navy.
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