1. Zvi Bar is a retired Israeli military officer, police official, and politician.
14 Facts About Zvi Bar
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Zvi Bar was born in Kfar Yona during the Mandate era to parents of Kurdish Jewish origin.
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Zvi Bar's father changed the family name from Barazani to Bar at the recommendation of David Ben-Gurion.
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In 1954, Zvi Bar joined the Israel Defense Forces as a combat soldier in the Givati Brigade, and became an officer.
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Zvi Bar fought as the commander of Paratrooper Battalion 202 during the Six-Day War, participating in combat operations in Gaza City.
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Zvi Bar later served as the deputy commander of the 275th brigade and as commander of the ID school of officer training.
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Zvi Bar later testified before the Agranat Commission, an Israeli government investigation of failures that occurred during that war.
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Zvi Bar was then transferred to the Armored Corps and commanded the 166th Brigade, which was based in northern Israel.
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Zvi Bar attended staff college in Israel and France, and completed a BA in political science from Zvi Bar-Ilan University in 1976.
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Zvi Bar came to the Israeli public's attention, and garnered approval and support, because of his leadership and morale-building when Ramat Gan was subjected to Iraqi Scud missiles during the Desert Storm operation.
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In 2004, Zvi Bar was questioned by police on allegations that he and mayor of neighboring Tel Aviv Ron Huldai engaged in corruption.
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In June 2015, Zvi Bar was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison.
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Zvi Bar began serving his sentence at Maasiyahu Prison on February 1,2017.
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Zvi Bar is married to Riva, with whom he has three children.