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

Colonel [Pesah Melowany](/people/pesah-melowany/) 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 key positions within the department. The letter highlighted Ben-Menashe's involvement in "complex and sensitive assignments" that demanded "exceptional analytical and executive capabilities," and praised his "proficiency and devotion" and efficient and reliable fulfillment of assignments.[^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.