The commander in charge of Israel’s Gaza withdrawal plan has been named military attache at the Israeli Embassy in Washington. Maj. Gen. Dan Harel, who currently serves as commanding officer of the Israel Defense Forces’ Southern Command, was named Thursday to the post by Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz.
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