Maj-Gen. (Res.) Gershon Hacohen
Maj-Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen served in the IDF for 42 years, commanding troops in battle on both the Egyptian and Syrian fronts as well as in Lebanon.
He enlisted in the IDF in 1973 and took part in the Yom Kippur war as an infantry soldier, fighting on the Egyptian Front in Sinai and the Suez Canal area.
He later transferred to the Armored Corps, where he rose through the ranks becoming a brigade commander and later a division commander.
From 2000, Hacohen served in the IDF’s General Staff, and in 2006 was promoted to the rank of Major-General in which capacity he was appointed Commander of the IDF Military Colleges and Commander of the Northern Corps. He retired from the IDF in 2014
Following his military service, Maj-Gen Hacohen has engaged extensive research on numerous security and strategic issues and has published a wide range of articles and policy papers on these topics. He is a frequent and sought after lecturers on military matters both in Israel an abroad. He holds a Master’s degree in philosophy and literature from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.