The following are some of the major events of his life.
| April 1948 |
Enlisted in Israel Defense Forces. Served in
operational and policy-making positions. |
| 1951-1954 |
Attended Hebrew University, Middle Eastern Studies. |
| 1959-1960 |
Attended Ecole Militarie, Ecole de Guerre (Military
College), Paris. |
| 1967 |
Commander of Brigade which liberated Jerusalem. |
| 1970-1972 |
OC Northern Command. |
| 1972-1973 |
Military Attache to the United States. |
| 1973 |
Following the Yom Kippur War returned to his post as OC Northern Command until his appointment as IDF Chief of
Staff. During this period he was responsible for the
Entebbe Operation (1976) and Operation Litani (1978). |
| 1978 |
Discharged from IDF. |
| 1979 |
Harvard School of Business, Boston. |
| 1979-1984 |
Director of Koor Mechanics, a division of Koor Ltd. |
| 1981 |
Elected as Labor Party Member of Knesset, appointed
Member of Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. |
| 1984 |
Re-elected to Knesset, appointed Health Minister. |
| 1986 |
Chairman, Board of Directors, Solel Boneh Ltd.
Appointed Member of Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense
Committee. |
| 1988 |
Re-elected to Knesset, appointed Minister without
Portfolio. |
| 1992 |
Re-elected to Knesset, appointed Deputy Defense
Minister. |