Part one of term paper
Israeli general and statesman. For 25 years, he figured prominently in all of Israel's wars and more than anyone else personified his country's determination to survive. He was born on a kibbutz (cooperative farm) near Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) on May 20, 1915. At the age of 14 he joined the Haganah (Jewish militia), which defended Jewis ...

Part two of term paper
... the black eye patch that became his distinguishing feature. During Israel's war of independence (1948-49) Dayan was a commander on the Jerusalem front. He became chief of Israel's general staff in 1953 and as such supervised the Sinai campaign of 1956. Leaving the army in 1958, he was elected to the Israeli Parliament in 1959 and served (1959-64) as minister of agriculture in the government of David Ben-Gurion. By popular demand, Dayan was made defense minister just before the ...