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Ami Ayalon Editor & Author

Admiral (Ret.) Ami Ayalon is the former commander of the Israeli navy, director of the Shin Bet security agency, cabinet minister, Knesset member, and recipient of the Medal of Valour, Israel’s highest military decoration. He organised and was featured in the Academy Award-nominated documentary The Gatekeepers. Anthony David, a historian and biographer, teaches creative writing at the University of New England’s campus in Tangier, Morocco.