Biography
Ilan Shavit was born in London, England and studied at Barclay House School and JFS. He immigrated to Israel in 1972 and studied at the Gymnasia Rehavia from which he graduated in 1976. From 1977-1981 he served in the IDF, in the Paratroopers Brigade, with which he participated in the 1978 Litani Operation, and the 932 Nahal Battalion as a platoon and deputy company commander in the Jordan Valley from 1979-1980. Shavit served in the IDF reserves, from 1981–2003, as a Platoon Commander in the 1982 First Lebanon War and 1988-1993 First Intifada, and as a Battalion Intelligence Officer and Comptroller Officer in the Inspection and Supervision Division of the General Staff, reaching the rank of Rav Seren (Major).
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