Giora Lev Explained

Giora Lev
Native Name:גיורא לב
Native Name Lang:he
Office:Mayor of Petah Tikva
Termstart:1989
Predecessor:Dov Tavori
Party:Likud
Birth Date:30 June 1939
Birth Place:Haifa, Mandatory Palestine
Termend:1998
Successor:Yitzhak Ochaion
Branch:Israel Defense Force
Rank:Brigadier General
Battles:Six Days WarYom Kippur WarLebanese Civil War

Giora Lev (born 30 June 1939) (Hebrew: גיורא לב) was the 7th mayor of Petah Tikva (1989-1998) and Brigadier-general in the Israel Defense Forces.

He was born in Haifa and studied in Kadoorie Agricultural High School. Once conscripted, he joined the Armored Corps where he was trained in combat roles and as a tank commander. During the Yom Kippur War, he commanded the 264th Battalion (under the 421st Brigade), the first tank battalion to cross the Suez Canal during Operation Abirey-Halev.[1] During the First Lebanon War, he commanded the 90th Division which fought along the eastern front, including in the Battle of Sultan Yacoub. Later, he also served as Israel's military attaché to South Africa. In 1989, he was elected mayor of Petah Tikva on behalf of the Likud where he served for two terms before losing the third to Yitzhak Ochaion, an independent affiliated with Labour.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3151734,00.html "The Yom Kippur War: The Story of the 421st Brigade,"