Aharon Ze'evi-Farkash

Aharon Ze'evi-Farkash
Aharon Ze'evi-Farkash
Native name	אהרן זאבי-פרקש
Born	1948 (age 76–77) Beclean, northeastern Transylvania, Romania
Allegiance	Israel
Service / branch	Israel Defense Forces
Rank	General
Commands	Israel Defense Forces Technological and Logistics Branch
Alma mater	Tel Aviv University

Aharon Ze'evi-Farkash (Hebrew: אהרן זאבי-פרקש) (born 1948) is an Israeli general. He was the head of the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate (Aman) from 2002 to 2006.^[1]

Biography

Ze'evi-Farkash was born in Beclean, in northeastern Transylvania, Romania. He received a B.A. and M.A. in Middle East and Islam Studies from Tel Aviv University, as well as an AMP/ISMP from the Harvard Business School.

Military and academic career

He commanded the Israel Defense Forces Technological and Logistics Branch and the IDF Planning Branch. He is head of the Intelligence and National Defense Program of the Tel Aviv University's Institute for National Security Studies (INSS).

According to Der Spiegel, before Ze'evi-Farkash's retirement from the military he set up a secret commission to evaluate all available information on the missing Israeli navigator Ron Arad. The commission concluded that Arad died between 1993 and 1997.^[2]

Business career

In 2006, Ze'evi-Farkash founded FST21 Ltd. (Farkash Security Technologies), which provided technologies and services for home safety and container security (it was later renamed FST21 Biometrics). FST21 has developed an award-winning building safety and security system that acts as a virtual doorman.^[3] In spite of winning several design awards, FTS21 failed to gain a significant market share, and it was folded in 2018.^[4]

References

1. Aryeh Dayan (8 August 2007). "Crying out from a cubbyhole in a male preserve". Haaretz. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
2. Christoph Schult; Holger Stark (7 September 2009). "Missing for 23 Years: Secret Israeli Report Reveals Truth about Ron Arad's Fate". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
3. Paul Rothman, ed. (8 April 2011). "The smart yet virtual doorman of tomorrow". securityinfowatch.com. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
4. Chris Burt, ed. (25 July 2018). "Israeli media reports FST Biometrics is shutting down". biometricupdate.com. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

External links

• Amos Harel (4 May 2011). "Will bin Laden killing pave way for similar moves by Israel?". Haaretz. Interview with Aharon Ze'evi Farkash.