David Agmon (Hebrew: דוד אגמון; born 1947) was a brigadier general in the Israel Defense Forces. Following his time in the IDF, Agmon served briefly as bureau chief for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.[1][2]
David Agmon | |
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| Native name | דוד אגמון |
| Birth name | David Agmon |
| Born | 1947 |
| Allegiance |  Israel |
| Service | Israel Defense Forces |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Battles / wars | Six-Day War |
| Spouse(s) | Eva |
| Children | 3 |
Born in 1947 in Casablanca, Morocco, David moved to Israel when he was one year old. He joined the Israeli Defense Force in 1965. He was a young officer during the Six-Day War. He was then assigned to Congo for a two-year period to train Congolese soldiers. Later in his career, among other roles, he was the IDF's Chief Infantry Officer and the commander-in-chief of the Southern Lebanese region.
Agmon has written numerous commentaries in various Israeli newspapers and magazines on subjects such as the Arab–Israeli conflict and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
Since 2005, David Agmon has been the founder and CEO of Thermosiv Ltd., a start-up company focused on heating systems.[3][4]
David Agmon is married to Eva, the head of the ADI Flamenco Foundation.[5] He lost one daughter, Adi, during her service in the IDF in 1993. He has two other daughters, Shira, 33, and Dana, 30.
References
edit- ^ Steve Rodan (March 8, 1996). "Spy vs. spy: Intelligence community in crisis". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- ^ David Makovsky (January 28, 1997). "PM's bureau chief quits". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- ^ "iHLS TV Special Interview: ThermoSiv Founder and CTO David Agmon". iHLS TV. January 3, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ "SmartYarn® Breakthrough in SmartYarn®technology" (PDF). Thermosiv Ltd. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ "About Us". Adi Agmon Foundation. Retrieved September 9, 2024.