Moshe Kaplinsky

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Moshe Kaplinsky
1957

Nickname	Kaplan
Place of birth	Gedera, Israel
Allegiance	Israel
Service/branch	Israel Defense Forces
Years of service	1976-
Rank	Aluf
Commands held	Sayeret Golani (1982–1985), Golani Brigade (1993–1997), "Galilee" Territorial Division (1999–2001), Israeli Central Command (2002–2005), Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Israel Defense Forces (2005–)
Battles/wars	1982 Lebanon War, 1982-2000 South Lebanon conflict,Intifada, al-Aqsa Intifada

Maj. Gen. Moshe Kaplinski (b. 1957), is Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. He was previously head of the Israel Defense Force's Central Command, whose area of responsibility includes the West Bank. As Deputy Chief of the General Staff he is second in command of the Israel Defense Forces.

In August 2002, he took over as General Officer Commanding, Central Command from Major General Yitzhak Eitan. As head of Central Command, Kaplinski was an ex officio member of the IDF general staff; he oversaw, among other things, area commanders for the northern and southern parts of the West Bank (referred to as Samaria and Judea, respectively).

Kaplinski is a veteran of the Golani Brigade. His previous positions include:

Military secretary to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, promoted to Major General (2001-2002)
Commander of the Galilee territorial division during the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon

See also: 1982-2000 South Lebanon conflict

Commander of the Golani infantry brigade (1993-1995).

Kaplinski has a BA in economics and business management from Bar-Ilan University and an MBA from Tel Aviv University. He is a graduate of the US Army's Advanced Infantry Officers Course (Fort Benning, Georgia).

On December 8, 2006 Kaplinski told a meeting of mayors and local council leaders that Iran had a nuclear capability that would "threaten not only Israel, but all of Europe."^[1]