1. Aluf Ram Rothberg is a retired admiral in the Israel Defense Forces who was the head of the Israel Navy.
10 Facts About Ram Rothberg
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Ram Rothberg later served as the Chief of Naval Intelligence during the Second Lebanon War and was reprimanded by then-Chief of Staff Dan Halutz for the 14 July 2006 attack on the Israeli corvette INS Hanit.
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Ram Rothberg was criticized over his contribution to the failure, but later was promoted to the position of commander of the Navy's Haifa base.
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Ram Rothberg is to be promoted in rank to Major General.
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Ram Rothberg replaced Vice-Admiral Eliezer Marom, who retired after serving in the IDF for 37 years.
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Ram Rothberg was not the front runner for the post and the appointment was received with surprise by military officials.
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On 10 October 2011, in a ceremony held at the Haifa naval base, Ram Rothberg entered his role as commander of the Israel Navy.
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In 2012, Ram Rothberg was investigated for an April Fool's Day joke.
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Ram Rothberg personally led operation Full Disclosure of March 2014 from INS Hanit.
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On 27 September 2016, Ram Rothberg ended his role as a commander of the Israel Navy.