(1945- ) A Jewish Israeli military, intelligence and political figure. Ayalon was a career naval officer, holding the position of Commander of the Israeli Navy from 1992-1996. Following Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination in 1995, he became the head of Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, retiring in 2000. In 2002, he co-authored the People’s Voice Initiative, a civilian initiative meant to demonstrate Israeli and Palestinian support for the two-state solution and other stated principles. Ayalon was elected to the Israeli parliament as a member of the Labor party in 2006 and served until he lost his seat in the 2009 elections. He is currently the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the University of Haifa. See “Ami Ayalon appointed Chairman of the Executive Committee.” University of Haifa. 19 January 2011. http://newmedia-eng.haifa.ac.il/?p=4370.  http://www.justvision.org/glossary/ayalon-ami