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category: Military
summary: Colonel Arieh Shur was an officer in the Israeli Defense Forces' External
  Relations Department.
tags:
- Person
- Military
- Israel
---

Colonel [Arieh Shur](/people/arieh-shur/) was an officer in the [Israeli Defense Forces](/places/israel/)' External Relations Department. He provided a letter of recommendation for [Ari Ben-Menashe](/people/ari-ben-menashe/), confirming Ben-Menashe's service in a task that demanded "considerable analytical and executive skills." The letter noted Ben-Menashe's ability to carry out his task with "understanding, skill, and determination," and to adapt to changing situations.[^1]

This letter was later introduced as evidence during [Ben-Menashe's](/people/ari-ben-menashe/) trial to counter the [Israeli](/places/israel/) government's claim that he was merely a low-level translator.[^1]

[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.