Yossi Sariel
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Yossi Sariel | |
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| Born | 1978 (age 46) Haifa, Israel |
| Allegiance |  Israel |
| Service | Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1997–present |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands | Unit 8200 |
| Awards | Israel Security Award |
Yossi Sariel (born in 1978) is an Israel Defense Forces officer. He was the commander of Unit 8200. In 2018, he was awarded the Israel Security Award for an artificial intelligence project and an anti-terrorism project.
Military Career
[edit]He was born in 1978 and grew up in Haifa. He enlisted in the IDF Intelligence Division in 1997 and served as an intelligence and cyber officer in Unit 8200. Then as an intelligence officer in Division 91, head of the northern arena in the research division, an intelligence officer of the Central Command, and the head of the operational division at AMN.
On 28 February 2021, he was appointed commander of Unit 8200 in place of Brigadier General Asaf Khochan who retired. He also served in this position during the Israel–Hamas war until his resignation on 12 September 2024.[1][2][3]
Book authorship and identification
[edit]In 2021, the Success Association published the diary of the director general of the Ministry of Housing, in which he wrote that he met with "Commander of 8200 - Yossi Sariel".[4]
In May 2021, Sariel published the electronic book The Human-Machine Team under the pen name, Brigadier General YS. In the book, he presented his point of view on artificial intelligence and its ability to change the relationship between personnel and machines in the army.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Sariel's identity was confidential, but on 5 April 2024 The Guardian revealed that for years Shariel had public accounts on social networks in which he disclosed his name and rank, as well as an account on the Hebrew Wikipedia under his full name.[7][11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ Greenwood, Hanan (12 September 2024). "Unit 8200 commander announces resignation, concedes intel lapses". Israel Hayom. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Fabia, Emanuel (September 12, 2024). "'I did not fulfill my mission': Commander of IDF's 8200 intelligence unit resigns". Times of Israel.
- ^ Davies, Harry (12 September 2024). "Head of Israeli spy agency Unit 8200 resigns over 7 October failings". the Guardian. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "לא רק הספר באמזון: מפקד 8200 השאיר אחריו עקבות דיגיטליים במשך שנים | ישראל היום". www.israelhayom.co.il. 2024-04-10. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ Harel, Amos (2021-10-01). "Top Israeli intel officer goes where no one's gone before. And you can find it on Amazon". Haaretz. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ Melman, Yossi (2024-04-11). "Israeli intelligence is an aggressive censor, until its own negligence is exposed". Haaretz. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ a b Davies, Harry; McKernan, Bethan (2024-04-05). "Top Israeli spy chief exposes his true identity in online security lapse". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "Israeli Spy Chief Accidentally Blows Cover with Amazon Self-Publishing". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ LIBERATION. "Un haut responsable des services secrets israéliens dévoile son identité par erreur". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ admin (2024-04-05). "Identity Exposed: Israel's Unit 8200 Commander Revealed in Security Blunder". Palestine Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ Davies, Harry; Ganguly, Manisha (2024-04-09). "Digital trail identifying Israeli spy chief has been online for years". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ i24NEWS (2024-04-05). "Le journal britannique The Guardian révèle l'identité du commandant de l'unité 8200". I24news (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-20.
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