Yaakov Amidror

Yaakov Amidror ( born May 15, 1948) is an Israeli major general of the reserve and publicist.

As a 19 -year-old Amidror joined the Israeli army, where he made ​​his career in various fields. Among other things, he served as Secretary of Defense. Most recently, he was head of the analytical department of military intelligence. Amidror is a director of Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.. , Vice President of the Lander Institute in Jerusalem and a research fellow at the Institute for Middle East Research in Washington.

In March 2011 Amidror of Benjamin Netanyahu was appointed Chairman of the National Security Council. He replaces Uzi Arad.