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This is a red light compelling us to understand where the borders are and which lines must not be crossed. Because words create an atmosphere
Dichter blasts extremists in Rabin speech Nov 10, 2008
This is a horrifying story and it is shocking enough to invest every effort possible to find the girl
Search for 4-year-old Israeli continues Aug 28, 2008
I found a battered city. Twenty percent of its residents have gotten up and left
Rocket attack injures two in Israel Feb 09, 2008
I am convinced that they will say goodbye to him at the first opportunity that arises
Israel, Hamas exchange rockets, bombs May 21, 2007
The Mugrabi Gate was destroyed in a flood and was rebuilt haphazardly -- it cannot remain in this condition
Israel moving ahead with Mugrabi Gate work Feb 11, 2007
Avi Dichter (Hebrew: אבי דיכטר, IPA: ; born December 4, 1952) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Kadima. He is a former Minister of Internal Security.
Born in Ashkelon, Dichter's parents were Holocaust survivors. As an adolescent, he joined Hashomer Hatzair, the oldest Zionist youth movement still functioning. After graduating high school (where he met his wife Ilana, with whom he has three children), Dichter was selected to serve in the elite unit of the Israel Defense Forces, Sayeret Matkal, under then Commander Ehud Barak. Upon completing his military service, Dichter joined Shin Bet, Israel's internal security service, in 1974 where he advanced to eventually become its Director in 2000.
He began his career in Shin Bet as a sky marshal for El Al. After becoming proficient in Arabic and completing field intelligence courses, he began working in the Shin Bet's Southern District—specifically in the Gaza Strip. In 1986 he gained a BA in Social Science from Bar-Ilan University. In 1992, he was appointed as Director for the region. The targeted killing of Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash—known as "The Engineer"—took place under Dichter's leadership. The assassination of the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995 shed light on Shin Bet's shortcomings. Aiming to improve the Shin Bet's protection capabilities, Dichter was appointed Director of the Security and Protection Division. In 1999, he became Deputy Director of Shin Bet, and gained an Executive MBA from Tel Aviv University. One year later, Prime Minister Ehud Barak promoted Dichter to Director.