Avigdor "Yanush" Ben-Gal (Hebrew: אביגדור בן-גל; 1936 – February 13, 2016; born Janusz Goldlust) was an Israeli general.

[1] The journey was difficult, the two toddlers hitchhiked and jumped on trains until they were collected by the troops of Polish Gen. Wladyslaw Anders with whom they proceeded to Teheran.

[1] During the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Ben-Gal commanded the 7th Armored Brigade and oversaw the defense of the Golan Heights against Syrian attack.

[1] The heroic stand of the 7th Armored Brigade and Yanush Ben-Gal's personal heroism and leadership are believed by many to be decisive factors in the Israeli victory over the Syrians.

"[7] In August 1979 Ben-Gal was "rebuked" by Defence Minister Ezer Weizman after he was quoted as saying that Israel's Arab citizens were "a cancer in our body ... waiting for an opportunity to do us down.

"[8] In June 1997 he was called to testify in a libel suit that Ariel Sharon brought against the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz for their claim that he had concealed his plans for an operation into Lebanon in 1982.

[9] His testimony, however, contradicted earlier statements he had made at Tel Aviv University, where he had stated that the greatest problem with the Lebanon War was the "secret, unapproved plan of the defense minister and chief of staff.

"[10] The following month, Ha'aretz requested that the Attorney General investigate the possibility that Ben-Gal had given false testimony in court in exchange for business favours from Sharon.

The complaint noted that shortly before his appearance at the trial, Ben-Gal was sent by Sharon to explore the possibility of a large natural gas deal in Russia.