Mattityahu Peled
Mattityahu Peled | |
|---|---|
מתתיהו "מתי" פלד | |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1984–1988 | Progressive List for Peace |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 July 1923 Haifa, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 10 March 1995 (aged 71) Israel |
| Spouse | Ze'evah (Zika) (m. 1946) |
| Children | 4 (including Yoav, Nurit, and Miko) |
| Relatives | Avraham Katznelson (father-in-law) Rami Elhanan (son-in-law) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Israel |
| Branch/service | Haganah Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1941-1970 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Givati Brigade, Military Commander of Jerusalem, Commander of Occupied Gaza in 1956, Quartermaster General in the 1960s |
| Battles/wars | 1948 Palestine war Suez Crisis Six-Day War War of Attrition |
Mattityahu "Matti" Peled (Hebrew: מתתיהו "מתי" פלד; born Mattityahu Ifland, 20 July 1923 – 10 March 1995) was an Aluf (Major General) in the IDF. He was a member of the General Staff during the Six-Day War of 1967, and headed the Arabic Language and Literature Department of Tel Aviv University. A radical peace activist and a leading proponent of Israeli dialogue with the PLO and of complete withdrawal from the Occupied Territories, he was a member of the Knesset who often expressed controversial views considered "extreme left" in Israeli terms.