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Avi Dichter was born on 14 December, 1952 in Ashkelon, Israel, is an Israeli politician. Discover Avi Dichter's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

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Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 14 December 1952
Birthday 14 December
Birthplace Ashkelon, Israel
Nationality Israel

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His wife is Ilana Wallerstein (m. 1973)

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1952

Avi Dichter (אָבִי דִּיכְטֶר, ; born 14 December 1952) is an Israeli politician currently serving as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

1973

In 1973, he married Ilana Wallerstein, a teacher and artist who he had met in high school.

They have three children.

Dichter began his career in Shin Bet as a sky marshal for the Israeli airline El Al.

After becoming proficient in Arabic and completing field intelligence courses, he began working in the Shin Bet's Southern District, specifically the Gaza Strip.

1986

In 1986, he earned a BA in Social Science from Bar-Ilan University, in Ramat Gan.

He also has an MBA from Tel Aviv University.

1992

In 1992, he was appointed director for the region.

Aiming to improve the Shin Bet's protection capabilities, Dichter was appointed Director of the Security and Protection Division.

1999

In 1999, he became Deputy Director of Shin Bet.

2000

In 2000, he was promoted to director.

During his tenure, the Palestinians launched the Second Intifada.

Under Dichter's leadership, Shin Bet changed its modus operandi and restructured its mission and duties to serve at the forefront of Israel's security and counter-terrorism efforts.

The organisation spearheaded counter-insurgency and intelligence operations deep inside the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, thereby reducing the number of attacks against Israel.

2002

In Matar v. Dichter, the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a federal class action lawsuit against Dichter on behalf of the Palestinians killed or injured in a 2002 "targeted killing" air strike in Gaza; charging him with extrajudicial killing, war crimes and other gross human rights violations.

2005

In September 2005, Dichter left office and became a research fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.

Several months later, he returned to Israel and announced his foray into politics with the newly established Kadima.

2006

He was elected to the Knesset on the party's list in 2006, and on May 4 that year was sworn in as the Minister of Internal Security.

In this role, he oversaw Israel's law enforcement system including Israel's Police Force and Prison Service.

As Minister of Public Security, Dichter made several reforms in the fields under the auspices of the ministry.

These included budgetary and organizational reform, the building of a Witness Protection Program, and the formation of a national crime fighting unit (Lahav 433) similar to the United States' FBI.

2007

In 2007, Dichter canceled a trip to the United Kingdom over concerns that he would be arrested on war crimes charges for his role in the assassination of Salah Shehade.

After Ehud Olmert resigned as party leader, Dichter entered the leadership election.

However, he came fourth with only 6.5% of the vote.

2009

He retained his seat in the 2009 elections after being placed ninth on the party's list, but lost his cabinet portfolio as the Likud-led coalition formed the government.

On 16 April 2009, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismissed the case citing Dichter's immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA).

In March 2009, Dichter banned a series of Palestinian Authority-sponsored events billed as the 2009 Arab Capital of Culture planned for Jerusalem, Nazareth and other parts of the country.

Dichter said they violated the Israeli–Palestinian treaty barring PA events on the territory of Israel.

Nazareth Mayor Ramiz Jaraisy criticized the move as anti-Arab.

Eight events were cancelled and twenty organizers and participants were detained.

2011

On 3 August 2011, Dichter and 39 other Knesset members signed the proposed Basic Law proposal: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People.

2012

A former Minister of Internal Security and Shin Bet director, he resigned from the Knesset and left Kadima in August 2012 in order to become Minister of Home Front Defense, a position he vacated in March 2013.

Avraham (Avi) Dichter was born in Ashkelon.

His parents were Holocaust survivors.

As an adolescent, he joined the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement.

After graduating high school, he served in an 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 August 2012, he announced that he was leaving the Knesset and joining the Israeli cabinet to replace Home Front Defense Minister Matan Vilnai, who resigned to become Israel's ambassador to China.

Dichter was replaced by Kadima's Ahmed Dabbah.

In November 2012, during Operation Pillar of Defense, Dichter said: "We have no other choice; Israel must perform a reformatting of Gaza, and rearrange it, as we did in Judea and Samaria during Operation Defensive Shield."