Moshe Ya'alon - Revision history

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 *[http://ccrjustice.org/ourcases/current-cases/belhas-v.-ya%E2%80%99alon Belhas v. Ya’alon], Center for Constitutional Rights.
 *[http://www.trial-ch.org/en/resources/trial-watch/trial-watch/profiles/profile/732/action/show/controller/Profile.html Moshe Ya'alon], Trial, accessed 27 July 2012.
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 ==War Crimes charges==
-In late 2006, Ya'alon was in New Zealand on a private fund-raising trip organised by the Jewish National Fund. An Auckland District Court Judge issued a warrant for his arrest for alleged war crimes arising from his role in the 2002 assassination of Hamas leader Salah Shahadeh in Gaza City, in which at least 14 Palestinian civilians were killed, saying that New Zealand had an obligation to uphold the Geneva Convention. The Attorney-General of New Zealand, [[Michael Cullen]], overruled the warrant after advice from the Crown Law office that there was insufficient evidence.<ref>[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10413310 Government overrules war-crimes arrest order], ''New Zealand Herald'', December 3, 2006.</ref><ref>[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10413558 Ex-Israeli army chief praises NZ for wiping arrest warrant], ''New Zealand Herald'', December 3, 2006.</ref>
+In late 2006, Ya'alon was in New Zealand on a private fund-raising trip organised by the [[Jewish National Fund]]. An Auckland District Court Judge issued a warrant for his arrest for alleged war crimes arising from his role in the 2002 assassination of Hamas leader Salah Shahadeh in Gaza City, in which at least 14 Palestinian civilians were killed, saying that New Zealand had an obligation to uphold the Geneva Convention. The Attorney-General of New Zealand, [[Michael Cullen]], overruled the warrant after advice from the Crown Law office that there was insufficient evidence.<ref>[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10413310 Government overrules war-crimes arrest order], ''New Zealand Herald'', December 3, 2006.</ref><ref>[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10413558 Ex-Israeli army chief praises NZ for wiping arrest warrant], ''New Zealand Herald'', December 3, 2006.</ref>
 In 2006, Ya'alon faced a class action lawsuit brought against him in the United states by the [[Center for Constitutional Rights]] on behalf of the survivors of the Qana Massacre in 1996. The case was dismissed on the grounds that Ya'alon was acting in an official capacity and so enjoyed immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act.<ref name="CCR">[http://ccrjustice.org/ourcases/current-cases/belhas-v.-ya%E2%80%99alon Belhas v. Ya’alon], Center for Constitutional Rights, accessed 27 July 2012.</ref>

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 ::Effective counterterrorism should be based on two guiding principles. The first of these is that the best defense is a good offense. Israeli counterstrikes on Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) bases in Syria and Lebanon following the Munich Olympics attacks, which disrupted PLO capabilities, were effective uses of force and deterred future terrorist incidents. Israel has further exemplified this principle since the April 2002 Operation Defensive Shield, when the IDF moved from the defensive to the offensive, including the use of targeted killings as an offensive tool. It should be emphasized that the targeted killings in the aftermath of Munich and those since April 2002 serve different purposes: while both deterred future attacks, the former were additionally intended to punish, while the latter were intended to preempt, terrorist attacks.<ref>Moshe Yaalon and Avi Dichter, [http://www.aish.com/jw/me/48917027.html Munich and the morality of Israel's counterterrorist measures], aish.com, 14 January 2006.</ref>
-In August 2006, Ya'alon spoke at an event organised by [[Allan Roth]] of [[One Jerusalem]], where he was questioned by bloggers including [[Pamela Geller]].<ref>Pamela Geller, [http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2006/08/a_conversation_-1.html My Conversation with General Moshe Yaalon "The West is Sleeping"], ''Atlas Shrugs'', 26 August 2006.</ref>
+In August 2006, Ya'alon spoke at an event organised by [[Allen Roth]] of [[One Jerusalem]], where he was questioned by bloggers including [[Pamela Geller]].<ref>Pamela Geller, [http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2006/08/a_conversation_-1.html My Conversation with General Moshe Yaalon "The West is Sleeping"], ''Atlas Shrugs'', 26 August 2006.</ref>
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 In 2006, Ya'alon faced a class action lawsuit brought against him in the United states by the [[Center for Constitutional Rights]] on behalf of the survivors of the Qana Massacre in 1996. The case was dismissed on the grounds that Ya'alon was acting in an official capacity and so enjoyed immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act.<ref name="CCR">[http://ccrjustice.org/ourcases/current-cases/belhas-v.-ya%E2%80%99alon Belhas v. Ya’alon], Center for Constitutional Rights, accessed 27 July 2012.</ref>
-==Post-Military career==
+==Washington Institute for Near East Policy==
-From 2005 to 2006, Ya'alon was a distinguished military fellow at the [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]]. He was a distinguished fellow at the [[Shalem Center]]'s [[Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies]] until he became a member of Knesset for the [[Likud]] party and subsequently was named Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Strategic Affairs for the Israeli government.<ref>[http://www.shalem.org.il/Biography-Past/Moshe-Yaalon.html Moshe Yaalon], Shalem Center, accessed 27 July 2012.</ref>
+From 2005 to 2006, Ya'alon was a distinguished military fellow at the [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]].<ref name="Shalem Bio">[http://www.shalem.org.il/Biography-Past/Moshe-Yaalon.html Moshe Yaalon], Shalem Center, accessed 27 July 2012.</ref>
 In August 2006, Ya'alon spoke at an event organised by [[Allan Roth]] of [[One Jerusalem]], where he was questioned by bloggers including [[Pamela Geller]].<ref>Pamela Geller, [http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2006/08/a_conversation_-1.html My Conversation with General Moshe Yaalon "The West is Sleeping"], ''Atlas Shrugs'', 26 August 2006.</ref>
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 ==Post-Military career==
-In August 2006, Ya'alon spoke at an event organised by [[Allan Roth]] or [[One Jerusalem]], where he was questioned by bloggers including [[Pamela Geller]].<ref>Pamela Geller, [http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2006/08/a_conversation_-1.html My Conversation with General Moshe Yaalon "The West is Sleeping"], ''Atlas Shrugs'', 26 August 2006.</ref>
+In August 2006, Ya'alon spoke at an event organised by [[Alan Roth]] or [[One Jerusalem]], where he was questioned by bloggers including [[Pamela Geller]].<ref>Pamela Geller, [http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2006/08/a_conversation_-1.html My Conversation with General Moshe Yaalon "The West is Sleeping"], ''Atlas Shrugs'', 26 August 2006.</ref>
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 In February 2005, Defense Minister [[Shaul Mofaz]] made the controversial decision not to prolong Ya'alon's service as Chief of Staff for another year. This marked the climax of tensions between Mofaz and Ya'alon, which had arisen partly through Ya'alon's objection to Israel's unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip. Although the Israeli right was critical of Ya'alon's removal, it welcomed the choice of [[Dan Halutz]] as his replacement. Halutz's appointment was criticised some Knesset members from the left because of his role in the Shehade killing as head of the air force.<ref>Amos Harel and Haaretz service, [http://www.haaretz.com/news/mofaz-picks-halutz-as-next-idf-chief-of-staff-1.150961 Mofaz picks Halutz as next IDF chief of staff], ''Haaretz'', 22 December 2005.</ref>
- Ya'alon 37 year service in the Israeli military ended on June 1, 2005.
+Ya'alon 37 year service in the Israeli military ended on June 1, 2005.
 ==War Crimes charges==