Major General URI BAR-LEV
Senior Israel Police & Public Security Attaché to the United States and Canada

Major General Uri Bar-Lev was appointed to the position of Senior Israel Police and Public Security
Attaché for North America, following his senior posts as Commander of the Southern District Police,
Head of the Israel Police Intelligence Department, as well as the Israel Police representative to Israel’s
National Security Council.
MG Bar-Lev joined the Israel Defense Forces in 1977 and later became an officer in the Combat
Engineering Corps. MG Bar-Lev lost a leg in the line of duty but returned to active service following his
recovery. From 1985 to 1989 MG Bar-Lev was the commander of the elite undercover counter-terrorism
unit, Duvdevan, in the I.D.F.

In 1990 MG Bar-Lev joined the Israel National Police where he commanded the elite Israel Police special
undercover counter-terrorism unit, Gidonim, until 1994. He also served as the commander of the
Jerusalem Central Unit until 1996, and from 1996 to 1998 served as the Assistant to the Israeli Police
Commissioner. Between 1998 and 2004, MG Bar-Lev commanded two sub-districts in the Tel Aviv
District and was the Deputy Commander of the Central District Police. During his tenure as commander
of the Southern District, MG Bar-Lev was the chief commander of the country’s Disengagement from the
Gaza Operation of 2005.

Both elite units, the Duvdevan in the IDF, and the Gidonim of the Israel Police focus specifically on
intelligence gathering as well as foiling terror activities. As commander of both units MG Bar-Lev was
instrumental in the prevention of numerous terror attacks, and preventing loss of lives.
MG Uri Bar-Lev is a very devoted and decorated officer. He received the Distinguished Service Order and
Decoration for the Prevention of Terrorist Attacks - Israel Police, 1995; the Operational Distinguished
Service Order - I.D.F., 1981; the Galilee Peace Campaign Medal - I.D.F., 1994; and the War in Lebanon
Medal, 2006. MG Bar-Lev also received the Prime Minister’s Decoration for Outstanding Excellence for
commanding the Southern District in its fight against crime, which resulted in economic growth in the
region.

An international expert in the field of combating terrorism, global terror, and eradicating crime, MG Bar-
Lev has had, for twenty years, experience in cooperating with foreign agencies in these areas; he has
served as head of Israeli delegations to a number of countries, including the United States, which
specifically focused on foiling and combating terrorism.
In his new position of the Israel Police and Public Security Attaché, to the US and Canada, MG Bar-Lev
will be working to strengthen international cooperation with the United States and Canada.
MG Bar-Lev has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Haifa, Israel, and a degree in Agricultural
Engineering from Technion University in Haifa. He completed staff command studies at the Military
Academy in Herzelia, Israel.
Senior Positions:

1990 Joined the Israel Police
1990-1994 Commander, Gidonim Special Undercover Counter-Terrorism Unit
1994-1996 Commander, Jerusalem Central Unit
1996-1998 Assistant to the Police Commissioner
1998-2002 Commander, Ayalon Sub-District, Tel-Aviv
2002-2004 Deputy Commander, Central District Israel Police and Representative to the National Security Council
2004 -2005 Head of Police Intelligence Department
2005-2009 Commander, Southern District
2009 Senior Israel Police and Public Security
Attaché for North America.