Yoni Chetboun
| Yonatan Chetboun | |
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| Date of birth | 13 March 1979 |
| Place of birth | Nahariya, Israel |
| Knessets | 19 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| Jewish Home | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| Deputy Speaker of the Knesset | |
| Allegiance |
 Israel
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| Service/branch | Israeli Army |
| Years of service | 1998-2008 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant colonel
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| Unit |
Unit Egoz Golani Brigade |
| Commands held |
Unit Egoz Golani Brigade |
| Battles/wars |
Operation Defensive Shield South Lebanon conflict Second Intifada  2006 Lebanon War
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| Awards |
 Chief of Staff Citation
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Yonatan "Yoni" Chetboun (Hebrew: יונתן "יוני" שטבון, born 13 March 1979) is an Israeli politician and a decorated officer in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who currently serves as a Lt. Col. (Res.). He is also author of the book Under Fire (Hebrew: Tahat Esh). Chetboun served as a member of the Knesset, where he sat on the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. During his active-duty service, the IDF awarded him the Chief of Staff Citation for actions taken during the Second Lebanon War. Currently, he runs Kanaf Strategy, a strategic consulting firm for companies and public organizations. He also lectures world-wide on combating terrorism and decision-making under pressure.
Chetboun was born in Nahariya to French-Jewish parents soon after they immigrated to Israel. His father, Dr. Yisrael Chetboun, is a senior cardiologist. His parents named him after Yonatan Netanyahu. He was born and raised in Netanya, where he attended a Bnei Akiva yeshiva high school. He holds a BA in government diplomacy and strategy with honors from the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya and is studying for an MBA in business management from the Hebrew University. He currently lives in Jerusalem and is married to Ma’ayan, the daughter of Australian immigrants, with 8 children.
In 1998, Chetboun was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces and joined the Golani Brigade. Eventually, he was selected for the Egoz elite unit, which specializes in anti-terror and anti-guerilla operations. During his service, he completed the prestigious infantry officer course and served as a staff commander for Egoz during various anti-terror operations in Lebanon, Gaza, and Judea and Samaria. As part of Operation Defensive Shield, his unit was tasked with surrounding the Mukata’a, the office of Yasser Arafat, then Chairman of the Palestinian Authority. Later, he became a company commander.
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