17 Facts About Carmi Gillon

Carmi Gillon is an Israeli politician and a former Israeli ambassador to Denmark and head of Shin Bet, Israel's internal security service, from 1994 to 1996.

Carmi Gillon attended a six-week advanced management program at Harvard Business School, and completed management training at Harvard Kennedy School.

Carmi Gillon's mother, Saada Gillon, was born in Ottoman Judea to which her ancestors immigrated from the Russian Empire in the 19th century, likewise Gillon's maternal great grandfather was Israel Dov Frumkin, a pioneer of Hebrew journalism who arrived 1859.

Carmi Gillon's maternal grandfather, Gad Frumkin, was one of the first trained attorneys in British-Palestine, who was the only Jewish judge on the Supreme Court of Palestine during the British Mandate era and was a member of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Board of Governors from the 1930s until his death.

Carmi Gillon's father, Colin Gillon, was born Colin Gluckman to a Jewish family in Johannesburg, South Africa, and immigrated to Palestine in 1937.

Carmi Gillon studied at high school in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Rehavia, and at the Academy of Music.

Carmi Gillon began his military service in the Israel Defense Forces in the Armored Corps, but was transferred to the Artillery Corps.

Carmi Gillon was wounded in action in the War of Attrition, and was discharged from the IDF in 1971.

In 1972, Carmi Gillon was recruited by Shin Bet during his university studies.

Carmi Gillon initially worked as a bodyguard for senior staff.

From March 1995 to February 1996, Carmi Gillon was the director of Shin Bet.

Carmi Gillon had been in Paris at the time of the assassination, and upon returning to Israel, immediately submitted his resignation to Acting Prime Minister Shimon Peres, who rejected it.

Danish Justice Minister Frank Jensen initially said that Carmi Gillon could be arrested and prosecuted under the terms of the Convention after he admitted using "moderate physical pressure" on Palestinian detainees, but later backed down, acknowledging that as an ambassador, Carmi Gillon was protected by diplomatic immunity.

In January 2014, Carmi Gillon arrived in Denmark to attend the Copenhagen Film Festival for a screening of The Gatekeepers and to deliver a lecture.

Carmi Gillon has been a member of a number of boards of directors, including the Tahal Group, Danker Investment, and the Arab Israel Bank.

Carmi Gillon has been an active current affairs commentator in the electronic media in Israel and overseas.

In 2012, Carmi Gillon was featured in a documentary film, The Gatekeepers, and discussed the main events of his tenure in Shin Bet.