1. Eliezer Marom is the former Commander of the Israeli Navy serving from 2007 to 2011.
12 Facts About Eli Marom
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Eli Marom held the rank of Aluf in the Israeli Navy.
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Eli Marom's father Erik was a German-born Jew and his mother Leah was born in China, the daughter of a Russian-Jewish woman and a Han Chinese man who had converted to Judaism.
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Eli Marom's parents met when his father escaped to China as a refugee from Europe during World War II.
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Eli Marom was the seventh of his parents' eight children and was born weeks after his family immigrated to Israel.
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Eli Marom began his career in the Israeli Navy in 1975 after completing a naval officers course.
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However, Eli Marom was finally appointed to the post in 2007.
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Eli Marom was charged with rehabilitating the Navy after the 2006 Lebanon War, in the wake of a Hezbollah missile strike on INS Hanit.
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In March 2009, Eli Marom was embroiled in a scandal after he was caught partying at a strip club in Tel Aviv.
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Eli Marom was still head of the navy during the 2010 Gaza flotilla raid.
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In June 2011, as the Free Gaza Movement was preparing to launch Freedom Flotilla II to Gaza, Eli Marom was quoted as calling the action a 'hate flotilla'.
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Eliezer Marom is married to Ora and has three children.