Yigal Allon

Yigal Allon (Paicovitch) born in 1918 in Kfar Tavor, Palestine. He became the commander of the Haganah's Palmach (strike force) between 1945-1948. During the 1948 war, he commanded several military operations (i.e. Operation Yiftah, Dani, and Yoav), and he became famous for being one of the engines behind cleansing the MOST populated Palestinian areas (i.e. Lydda, Ramla, Safad, Hebron hills, Faluja pocket). Allon later became Minister of Labour in 1961-1968, and Deputy Prime Minister and...See more

Yigal Allon (Paicovitch) born in 1918 in Kfar Tavor, Palestine. He became the commander of the Haganah's Palmach (strike force) between 1945-1948. During the 1948 war, he commanded several military operations (i.e. Operation Yiftah, Dani, and Yoav), and he became famous for being one of the engines behind cleansing the MOST populated Palestinian areas (i.e. Lydda, Ramla, Safad, Hebron hills, Faluja pocket). Allon later became Minister of Labour in 1961-1968, and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister between 1974-1977. See less