Personal Life
Galant was born in November 1958 in Jaffa, Israel. His mother, Fruma, was a Holocaust survivor and his father, Michael, served in the Givati Brigade in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, including the Samson's Foxes unit. Michael participated in Operation Yoav and named his son for the operation. Galant received a B.A. in Business and Finance Management from the University of Haifa.
Galant lives in Moshav Amikam. He is married to Claudine, a retired IDF lieutenant colonel, and they have a son and two daughters.
Galant is currently the subject of a controversy stemming from the disclosure that he has illegally used public lands for his personal use. This alleged illegal use includes paving a road to his home without a permit, building a parking lot, and planting olive trees on 7 acres (28 dunams) of public land adjacent to his property. The Jerusalem Post notes that the Attorney General compelled Galant to relinquish control of the land used to pave the road and parking lot.
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