Hezi Kalo

Hezi Kalo worked for the Israeli General Security Service for twenty-five years, rising in the ranks to the position of Division Head, equivalent to a military General. There, he served as the head of the Non-Arab Division, a position he held before and in the aftermath of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Haifa and Graduated cum laude from the National Security College. Kalo has also worked as Deputy Director General for Clalit health services – the largest civilian employer in Israel at the time – and Director General of the Bank of Israel. He is married to Aliza, and they have three children and nine grandchildren.