Uri Sagi

Uri Sagie
Allegiance	Israel Defence Forces
Years of service	1961–1995
Rank	Aluf
Commands	Golani Brigade, Northern Command, Commander of the Military Intelligence Directorate, Commander GOC Army Headquarters
Battles / wars	Six Day War War of Attrition Yom Kippur War 1982 Lebanon War South Lebanon conflict First Intifada
Other work	Chairman of Mekorot

Uri Sagie (Hebrew: אורי שגיא; born 1943) was an Israeli general (retired) who held several prominent posts including command of the Golani Brigade, of Israel's Northern Command, and the IDF Military Intelligence Directorate.

Uri Sagie was born in Kfar Bialik to a family who had been living in Israel for several generations. He was a commander of a platoon in Battalion 51 during the Six Day War. He climbed the ranks of the IDF and became commander of the Golani Brigade. During the 1982 Lebanon War he was in charge Operations Command within the IDF's General Staff. In 1983 he was promoted to the rank of Aluf and given charge of the Northern Command. In 1986 till 1991 he was in command of GOC Army Headquarters, and in 1991-1995 he was in charge of the Military Intelligence Directorate. He resigned from the IDF in 1995 due to a conflict between him and the Chief of General Staff.

In 1996 he joined the Israeli Labor Party, but during the primaries that year failed to secure a place in the party's list for the upcoming elections. In December 1999, then, Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak put him in charge of negotiations with Syria for a peace treaty. The negotiations failed as Syria refused to enter direct negotiations until Israel withdrew from the Golan Heights as a pre-condition. In 2000-2003 Uri Sagi was the CEO of Mekorot, Israel's national water company.