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Israeli general and statesman. For 25 years, he figured prominently in all of Israel's wars and more than anyone else personified his country's determination to survive. He was born on a kibbutz (cooperative farm) near Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) on May 20, 191 ....

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.... as minister of agriculture in the government of David Ben-Gurion. By popular demand, Dayan was made defense minister just before the Six-Day War of 1967, which greatly enhanced his reputation. He was, however, blamed for Israel's unpreparedness in the Yom Kippur War of 1973, and he subsequently resigned (1974). Named foreign minister in Menachem Begin's government in 1977, he played an important role in negotiating the peace treaty with Egypt signed in 1979. Later that year he resigned in protest against Begin's policies concerning the disputed West Bank territory. Moshe Dayan made great contributions to the state of Israel. On May 18, 19 ....