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born: 1934
category: Military
died: 2019-11-20
location: Kfar Saba, Israel
summary: Amos Lapidot was the chief of staff of the Israeli Air Force.
tags:
- Person
- Military
- Israel
---

Amos Lapidot was the chief of staff of the Israeli Air Force. He assured [Aviem Sella](/people/aviem-sella/) that [Jonathan Pollard](/people/jonathan-pollard/) was not a rogue and that clearance for Sella's new assignment as Pollard's handler had been obtained from [Yitzhak Rabin](/people/yitzhak-rabin/), the minister of defense.[^1]

[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 21.