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Sadly, another Israeli warhorse is laid to rest – Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, 68

 

Former IDF Chief of Staff Amnon Lipkin-Shahak dies

IDF’s 15th Chief of Staff, at 68 dies after long battle with leukemia.

Mofaz: “We lost an extraordinary man.”
Yachimovich: “He was an officer and a gentleman.”

By Ynet

 

Former IDF Chief of Staff Amnon Lipkin-Shahak died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. He was 68-years-old.

He passed away in Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem, at noon.

Lipkin-Shahak was the IDF’s 15th chief of staff. He later served as the tourism and transportation minister in the 15th Knesset.

ליפקין-שחק במהלך תרגיל של חטיבת הצנחנים (צילום: זן ארליך, דובר צה"ל)

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Born in 1944, Lipkin-Shahak enlisted in the IDF in 1962, joining the Paratroopers Brigade. Continue Reading »