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Mordechai Gur

1930 - 1995

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Mordechai "Motta" Gur (Hebrew: מרדכי "מוטה" גור; May 6, 1930 – July 16, 1995) was an Israeli politician and the 10th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. During the Six-Day War (1967), he commanded the brigade that penetrated the Old City of Jerusalem and broadcast the famous words, "The Temple Mount is in our hands!" (Hebrew: הר הבית בידינו, Har HaBayit B'Yadeinu). As Chief of Staff, he had responsibility for planning and executing Operation Entebbe (1976) to free Jewish hostages in Uganda. He later entered the Knesset and held various ministerial portfolios. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mordechai Gur is the 11,924th most popular politician (down from 8,565th in 2019), the 221st most popular biography from Israel (down from 195th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular Israeli Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mordechai Gur ranks 11,924 out of 19,576. Before him are Mohammad Reza Aref, Ali Akbar Salehi, Ernest Courtot de Cissey, Wan Li, Litokwa Tomeing, and Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. After him are Areus II, Christian August of Saxe-Zeitz, Lucius Calpurnius Bestia, Mansur Yavaş, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer, and Zhang Qun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Mordechai Gur ranks 281. Before him are Gérard Blain, Vilmos Zsigmond, Jim Hall, Mervyn Rose, Suzanne Morrow Francis, and Yoshinori Shigematsu. After him are Elaine Stewart, Silvio Santos, Braulio Musso, Orvar Bergmark, Odetta, and Shahabuddin Ahmed. Among people deceased in 1995, Mordechai Gur ranks 153. Before him are Bobby Riggs, Václav Ježek, Ingo Schwichtenberg, Eva Gabor, Matti Pellonpää, and Carlo Pavesi. After him are Koloman Gögh, Gérard de Vaucouleurs, Oles Honchar, Dany Robin, Jerry Garcia, and Burl Ives.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Mordechai Gur ranks 221 out of 466. Before him are Suha Arafat (1963), Avi Arad (1948), Azmi Bishara (1956), Hillel Slovak (1962), Yigal Amir (1970), and Avraham Adan (1926). After him are Itamar Ben-Gvir (1976), Moshe Safdie (1938), Tom Segev (1945), Dan Shomron (1937), Reuven Shiloah (1909), and Arik Einstein (1939).

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Mordechai Gur ranks 82. Before him are Alexander of Judaea (-100), Rafael Eitan (1929), Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni (1907), Meir Amit (1921), Gabi Ashkenazi (1954), and Suha Arafat (1963). After him are Itamar Ben-Gvir (1976), Reuven Shiloah (1909), Tamir Pardo (1953), Gideon Sa'ar (1966), Yaakov Neeman (1939), and Nir Barkat (1959).

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