Yoav Mordechai
{{Short description|Israeli retired general}}
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Yoav "Poli" Mordechai ({{langx|he|יואב "פולי" מרדכי}}; born March 25, 1964) is a retired major general in the Israel Defense Forces.
Early life and education
Mordechai has a master's degree of government and politics and additional master's degree in National Security studies in the frame of the National Security College.
Military career
Mordechai was recruited to the IDF in 1982 and served as a soldier and an officer in the 51st Battalion of the Golani Brigade.{{cite news |author=Lilach Shoval |date=March 21, 2011 |title=דובר צה"ל הבא: תא"ל יואב (פולי) מרדכי |trans-title=Next IDF's Spokesperson: Brig. Gen. Yoav (Poli) Mordechai |url=http://www.israelhayom.co.il/site/newsletter_article.php?id=10557 |access-date=August 22, 2014 |newspaper=Israel HaYom |language=he}} While serving along the Israel-Lebanon border, he was the primary handler of Avraham Sinai, who spied on Hezbollah for Israel.{{cite news |date=2016-05-14 |title=From Hezbollah to Israeli army: The extraordinary journey of a father and son |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-hezbollah-to-golani-the-extraordinary-journey-of-a-father-and-son/ |access-date=12 September 2023 |work=Times of Israel}}
Mordechai later served in the Research Department in the Intelligence Directorate, and in an operational unit in the branch. In 2001, he was appointed to be chief of coordination and connection headquarters in Gaza, and later served as chief of civilian administration in the West Bank in the staff of the Government's Actions Coordinator in the Territories.
From April 7, 2011, to October 14, 2013, Mordechai served as the IDF Spokesperson. On January 29, 2014, following his promotion to the rank of major general, he was appointed as the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories. He concluded his 36-year career in the IDF in 2018 as the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories.{{Cite web |last1=Magid |first1=Jacob |last2=Bachner |first2=Michael |title=New liaison to Palestinians sworn in, says challenges 'more complex than ever' |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-liaison-to-palestinians-sworn-in-says-challenges-more-complex-than-ever/ |access-date=2019-01-16 |website=www.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Mordechai speaks fluent Arabic.
Mordechai is married and has three daughters.
References
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External links
- {{cite news |author=Anshel Pfeffer |title=דובר צה"ל הבא: תא"ל יואב (פולי) מרדכי |language=he |url=http://www.haaretz.co.il/news/politics/1.1559197 |trans-title=Next IDF Spokesperson: Brig. Gen. Yoav (Poli) Mordechai |newspaper=Haaretz |date=March 20, 2011}}
- {{cite web|url=http://dover.idf.il/IDF/News_Channels/today/2011/03/2006.htm |title=Next IDF's Spokesperson: Brig. Gen. Yoav (Poli) Mordechai |publisher=IDF |date=March 20, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322040922/http://dover.idf.il/IDF/News_Channels/today/2011/03/2006.htm |archive-date=March 22, 2011 }}
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