Yigal Allon (, born
October 10,
1918, died
February 29,
1980), commander of the
Palmach, was an
Israeli politician, serving as one of the leaders of
Mapai and the
Alignment, acting
Prime Minister of Israel, member of
Knesset and government minister from the tenth through the seventeenth Knessets.Alon was born in
Kfar Tavor and studied at the
Kadoori Agricultural High School. As a young man he joined the
Jewish Settlement Police as a police officer. In 1937 he was one of the founding members of Kibbutz Ginnosar on the Sea of Galilee. At the same time he joined the FOSH (Field Companies) of the
Haganah. Later became commander of the Palmach. Following the establishment of the state of Israel, he became a
Major General in the
Israel Defence Force. Upon his retirement from military service, he joined
Mapai, the country's leading left-wing party which later became the
Alignment.
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