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Lieutenant-General Moshe Ya'alon is a General of the Israeli Defence Force. He was appointed Chief of Staff (רמטכ"ל) in July of 2002.
He began his service in the Nahal Brigade but in reserve duty he served in the Paratroopers Brigade. He has vast combat experience as an infantry and a commando in a Sayeret elite unit. In the 1990's he served as a high-ranking officer and commanded large-scales units and systems.
Ya'alon's public pronouncements have been controversial. For example he told the Haaretz Newspaper on 27 August 2002,
- "the Palestinian threat harbors cancer-like attributes that have to be severed. There are all kinds of solutions to cancer. Some say it's necessary to amputate organs but at the moment I am applying chemotheraphy."
In a surprising announcement, hardline Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz refused to renew Ya'alon's term on Febuary 15, 2004. There was speculation that the popular commander was dismissed for his criticism of the Minister's harsh policies towards Palestinians.