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  • 1 - The Education of a Strategist

  • Eitan Shamir, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
  • Book:
    Moshe Dayan
    Published online:
    03 April 2025
    Print publication:
    10 April 2025, pp 21-47

  • Summary

    The chapter delves into Dayan’s early life, tracing his family history from his birth in the first Israeli Kibbutz Degania to his upbringing at Moshav Nahalal. It explores Dayan’s education and the formative events that shaped his character, including his complex relations with his Arab neighbors. Despite admiring the nomadic Bedouin tribes and forming close friendships with some of them, Dayan also engaged in local skirmishes over land disputes. His early exposure to handling weapons and combat, under the guidance of exceptional mentors such as Orde Wingate and Yitzhak Sadeh, honed his skills in guerrilla tactics and leadership. Joining the Haganah early on, Dayan and fellow members were imprisoned by the British, only to be released to aid in the defense of Palestine as the Germans approached. During a British raid against Vichy-controlled Lebanon in 1942, Dayan suffered a debilitating eye injury, which, while halting his operational advancements, ultimately steered him towards a career in politics and a close relationship with David Ben Gurion, Israel’s foremost leader.