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Bar-Ilan University.
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Zvi Bar
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Career
Born in Kfar Yona during the Mandate era, Bar commanded Paratrooper Battalion 202 during the Six-Day War. He later commanded the Israeli Defense Forces" School of Officer Training. During the mid-1970s, he commanded a reservists" brigade.
He later became the commander of the Israel Border Police from 1984 till 1987.
In 1976, he earned a bachelor"s degree in political science from Bar-Ilan University. Political career
Bar was first elected mayor of the Ramat Gan in 1989.
He came to the Israeli public"s attention, and garnered approval and support, because of his leadership and morale-building when Ramat Gan was subjected to Iraqi Scud missiles during the Desert Storm operation. Bar has been re-elected as in four consecutive elections – in 1993, 1998, 2003, and 2008.
In 2004, Bar was questioned by the Israeli Police on allegations that he and mayor of neighboring Tel Aviv Ron Huldai engaged in corruption.
In April 2011 the Ministry of Justice decided to indict Bar, along with five other real estate developers, for bribery and money laundering. In June 2015, Bar was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison.
