Yael Dayan - Biography

Biography

Dayan was born in Nahalal during the Mandate era, the daughter of Moshe Dayan and granddaughter of Shmuel Dayan, both politicians. After serving in the IDF as a Captain in the Spokesperson's Unit, Dayan studied international relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and biology at the Open University of Israel.

Between 1959 and 1967, Dayan was in a relationship with Michael Cacoyannis and lived in Greece. She later married Dov Sion, with whom she had two children.

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