Elad Peled (born 1927) is a former Israeli general. He commanded the 36th Division, which operated in the West Bank during the Six-Day War.[1] In the 1948 Arab–Israeli War he was a squad commander in the Palmach.[2] He was also later involved in the Yom Kippur War.[3]
After retirement, he obtained the position of Director General of the Ministry of Education and Culture.[3]
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- ↑ B. Oren, Michael (2004). Six days of war: June 1967 and the making of the modern Middle East. Rosetta Books. p. 193. http://books.google.com/books?id=dlMW4GSQHnYC&pg=PA193&dq=%22Elad+Peled%22&hl=en&ei=PVMRTZq3KoiqsAOTzfimDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=%22Elad%20Peled%22&f=false. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
- ↑ Herzog, Chaim; Shlomo Gazit (2005). The Arab-Israeli wars: war and peace in the Middle East from the 1948 War of Independence to the present. Random House, Inc.. p. 177. http://books.google.com/books?id=wVgefMGRfH8C&pg=PA177&dq=%22Elad+Peled%22+Arab+Israeli+War&hl=en&ei=D1kRTef6JZHmsQPGov2HCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 S. Liebman, Charles; Eliʻezer Don-Yiḥya (1983). Civil religion in Israel: traditional Judaism and political culture in the Jewish state. University of California Press. p. 170. http://books.google.com/books?id=GNViB08w5hgC&pg=PA170&dq=%22Elad+Peled%22&hl=en&ei=PVMRTZq3KoiqsAOTzfimDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=%22Elad%20Peled%22&f=false. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
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