Amos Hadar

Amos Hadar (; 7 September 1923 – 13 January 2014) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment between 1974 and 1981.

Biography Born Amos Horowitz in Nahalal during the Mandate era, Hadar was a cousin of Moshe Dayan. During his youth he was a member of the HaNoar HaOved youth movement. He enlisted in the British Army during World War II and served in the Jewish Brigade. He was sent to Italy in May 1945, where Jewish Brigade soldiers encountered Holocaust survivors. Hadar remained in Italy after the brigade was dissolved in 1946 to work with Jewish refugees, and was assigned to provide military training for future service in the defense of the Jewish state before returning to Palestine in 1947. He served as a platoon commander in the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. He was involved in battles in the Jordan Valley and Mishmar HaEmek. He was re-elected in 1977, but lost his seat in the 1981 elections.

Between 1982 and 1985, he served as secretary general of the Moshavim Movement. He died in 2014 at the age of 90, and was buried in Nahalal Cemetery.