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Uriel Bar-Lev

Uriel (Uri) Bar-Lev (born 1959) is a retired Israel Police Major General who served as the commander of the Southern District and was a representative of the Police and the Ministry of Public Security in the USA. He was a candidate for the position of Police Commissioner. Among his other duties, he also served as commander of the Duvdevan Unit and the Gideonim Brigade. Currently, he is the Chairman of the Rescue Units Association of Israel.

Biography

Bar-Lev was born in Moshav Ein Vered to Ezra and Mati Brill.

Bar-Lev further completed the military, fighting anti-riot training. Uri Bar-Lev has a Bachelor's degree from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. He completed staff command studies of the Military Academy in Herzliya, Israel.

Bar-Lev Joined the Israel Defense Forces in 1977 and later became an officer in the Combat Engineering Corps. He lost a leg in the line of duty but returned to Active service following his recovery. From 1985 to 1989, he was the commander of Duvdevan, the IDF’s elite undercover counter-terrorism unit.

After retiring from military service, in 1990, Bar-Lev joined the Israel National Police, where he commanded the elite undercover counter-terrorism unit, Gidonip, until 1994. He also served as the commander of the Jerusalem Central Unit until 1996, and from 1996 to 1998 server as the Assistant to the Israeli National Police Commissioner. Between 1998 and 2004, Bar-Lev Commanded two sub-districts of the Tel Aviv District and was the Deputy Commander of the Central District Police. During his tenure as commander of the Southern District, Bar-Lev was the Chief commander of the country’s disengagement from Gaza operation in 2005.

In this operation, 30,000 police officers were under his command and the officers dispersed tens of thousands of demonstrations.

Both elite units, Duvdevan and in the IDF, and Gidonim of the Israel police focus specifically on the intelligence gathering as well foiling terror activities. As commander of both units, Uri Bar-Lev was instrumental in the prevention of countless terror attacks, and through his efforts prevented the loss of many lives.

Major General Uri Bar-Lev is a highly decorated officer. He was awarded the Distinguished Service and Decoration for the Prevention of Terrorist Attacks - Israel Police, 1995; Operational Distinguished Service order - IDF, 1981; Galilee Peace Campaign Medal - IDF, 1994; and the War in Lebanon Medal, 2006. Bar-Lev also received the Prime Minister’s Decoration of Outstanding Excellence for commanding the Southern District in its fight against crime, which resulted in the national economic growth.

An international expert in the field of counter-terrorism, global terror and crime reduction, Bar-Lev has over 20 years of experience in cooperation with foreign agencies in these areas. He has headed of Israeli counter-terrorism delegations to a number of countries, including the United States.

Affiliation:           

Israel Defense Forces (IDF)

Israel Police

Rescue Units Association

Service Period:

1977–1989 (IDF)

‏ 1989–2011(Police)

Service Positions:


 * Duvdevan Unit Commander
 * Gideonim    Unit Commander
 * Jerusalem Police Headquarters Central District    Commander
 * Military Assistant to Israel    Police Commissioner
 * Ayalon Region Commander
 * Yarkon Region Commander
 * Assistant and Deputy Commander of    the Central District
 * Israel Police’s representative to the National Security Council
 * Head of the Police Intelligence Department
 * Southern District Commander

Awards:

Operational Distinguished Service order - IDF, 1981.

Galilee Peace Campaign Medal - IDF, 1994.

Distinguished Service and Decoration for the Prevention of Terrorist Attacks - Israel Police, 1995.

War in Lebanon Medal, 2006.

External Links


 * Amir Rappaport, Sensitive and    the Determined, on the ‘nrg’ website, September 16, 2005.
 * Efrat Weiss and Yonat Atlas, Deputy    Commissioner Bar-Lev’s Associates: You cannot force him to Resign,     Ynet website, August 25, 2008.
 * Avi Tzur and Etti Abramov, “I    never let the injury bother me”, Deputy Commissioner Uri Bar-Lev in an     interview with “Halochem” magazine, the magazine of the IDF Disabled     Veterans Organization, Publication 198, March 2006, as uploaded on the     website.
 * Eran Navon, An officer or a    gentleman? on Israel Today website, November 26, 2010..
 * Avi Bar Eli, Police Southern    District Commander: 40-50 street crimes were recorded in Beer Sheva in     the past - presently it declined to a single digit number, on The     Marker website, November 16, 2007.
 * Hila Kobo, Southern District    Commander during the disengagement: “At the end of the day, it was a     mistake”, on Walla! News website, August 9, 2015.

His Articles


 * Deviating from the Topic: There    should not be a connection between the incitement and Elor Azaria and his     family, on the     Maariv Hashavua website, January 6, 2017.