Zvi "Zvika" Gendelman (Hebrew: צבי "צביקה" גנדלמן; born September 12, 1956) is an Israeli politician who is the current mayor of Hadera.
He enlisted in the IDF naval special forces unit of the Israeli Navy, Shayetet 13.
In Operation Litani (1978) Gendelman, as a company commander, led the forces in the occupation of the town Bint Jbeil.
In 2003 he was appointed as Military attaché in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Finland; a position he held until 2006.
In 2013, Gendelman run again for office in the municipal elections, beating then-incumbent Mayor from the Likud party, Chaim Avitan.
Gendelman has a master's degree in political science and National Security from Haifa University.