Isaac Ben-Israel
holds a Ph.D. from Tel-Aviv University, where he studied mathematics, physics
and philosophy. The author of numerous articles and several books on military
issues, he has held several senior posts in operations, intelligence and
weapons development within the Israel Air Force. In January 1998 he was
promoted to Major-General and appointed as Director of Defense R&D Directorate
in IMOD. Maj-Gen. Ben-Israel has been teaching at Tel-Aviv University since
1989.