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died: 2021-02-18
location: "Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine"
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Yehoshua Sagi (also transliterated Saguy in some English-language sources) was born on September 27, 1933, in Jerusalem, then under British Mandatory rule. He died on February 18, 2021, aged 87. He entered the [[Israel Defense Forces]] in 1951 and built a career within the [[Military Intelligence Directorate]] (Aman), serving during the Suez Crisis in 1956 and through the Yom Kippur War. He rose to deputy head of Aman in 1978 before being appointed director the following year.[^1]
Yehoshua Sagi (also transliterated Saguy in some English-language sources) was born on September 27, 1933, in Jerusalem, then under British Mandatory rule. He died on February 18, 2021, aged 87. He entered the [[Israel Defense Forces]] in 1951 and built a career within the [[Military Intelligence Directorate]] (Aman), serving during the Suez Crisis in 1956 and through the [[Yom Kippur War]]. He rose to deputy head of Aman in 1978 before being appointed director the following year.[^1]
### As Aman Director (1979-1983)
During his directorship, Sagi was involved in two of the most consequential Israeli strategic decisions of the period. He opposed [[Operation Opera]], Israel's June 1981 airstrike on Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor, stating that his assessment did not support the level of threat attributed to the Iraqi program. He was overruled.[^1]
During his directorship, Sagi was involved in two of the most consequential [[Israel|Israeli]] strategic decisions of the period. He opposed [[Operation Opera]], Israel's June 1981 airstrike on [[Iraq]]'s [[Osirak]] nuclear reactor, stating that his assessment did not support the level of threat attributed to the Iraqi program. He was overruled.[^1]
In 1982, Sagi participated in planning discussions for the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Aman's assessments accurately forecast the limitations of the Christian Lebanese militias on which the operation depended and anticipated the likelihood of direct conflict with the Syrian garrison. Sagi conveyed these reservations privately to Prime Minister [[Menachem Begin]] and in internal military discussions. He did not press his objections openly during cabinet meetings, declining to publicly contradict Defense Minister [[Ariel Sharon]].[^2]
In 1982, Sagi participated in planning discussions for the Israeli invasion of [[Lebanon]]. Aman's assessments accurately forecast the limitations of the Christian Lebanese militias on which the operation depended and anticipated the likelihood of direct conflict with the [[Syria|Syrian]] garrison. Sagi conveyed these reservations privately to Prime Minister [[Menachem Begin]] and in internal military discussions. He did not press his objections openly during cabinet meetings, declining to publicly contradict Defense Minister [[Ariel Sharon]].[^2]
### Kahan Commission
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### Later Career
Sagi subsequently entered electoral politics, serving as a member of the Knesset on the Likud list from 1988 to 1992. He then served as mayor of Bat Yam from 1993 to 2003.[^1]
Sagi subsequently entered electoral politics, serving as a member of the Knesset on the [[Likud Party|Likud]] list from 1988 to 1992. He then served as mayor of Bat Yam from 1993 to 2003.[^1]
### Footnotes