Yaacob Ayish

Yaacov Ayish (; born 1962) is the Israeli Defense Attaché to the United States and Canada (2012-). Ayish has served for 30 years in the Israeli Defense Force holding titles such as head of the Operations Branch in the General Staff and Ground Forces Command chief of staff during the Second Lebanon War.

Early life and education Ayish was born in December 1962 in the town of Kiryat Ti'von. Ayish received a political science degree from Haifa University, a M.A. in business administration from Tel-Aviv University and graduated from the Joint Staff and Command Course conducted by the British Army. West Point, the AIPAC 2015 summit, and Pritzker Military Museum and Library, among others. On July 11, 2014, the Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer and Defense Attaché Ayish were invited to the United States Senate Foreign Relations, Armed Services and Intelligence committees on Operation Protective Edge Operation Protective Edge was the Israeli defense force's overarching term for operations against targets in Palestine following conflict between Palestine and Israel in July 2014. At West Point Yaacov Ayish discussed the Military Academies Program (MAP) program sponsored by JINSA with the American superintendent of West Point David H. Huntoon At Pritzker Military Museum and Library Yaacov Ayish Spoke at the Symposium on Urban Warfare: Operation, Ethical and Legal Challenges. Ayish participated on a panel discussing the operational challenges of conducting urban moderated by John Allen Williams

Personal life Yaacov Ayish is married to Dalia and has one daughter and three sons.