Aluf David Ben Ba'ashat (b. 1950) is a general in the Israel Defense Forces and currently the commander of the Israeli Navy. Born in Israel, he has received a B.A. in Economics and Business Management from Haifa University, and studied at the US Marine Corps College for a year in the early 1970s. Ben Ba'ashat began his military career as a draftee in 1970, but then volunteered to attend the naval officer's course. Wikipedia
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