Building trust over the web is a complicated and a fragile matter. On one side there is you (the customer) who is asked to send his money to the other end of the world, based on information supplied only by a web site. Your hesitation to do so is more than understanable. In order to reduce the unknown and gain your confidence please let us tell a little bit of ourselves.
We belong to a family that is committed to the security of Israel since the establishment of the state. My father, Michael Bochner fought as a Partisan against the Nazis in the mountains of Serbia, during World War II. After the war and at the end of our War of Independence he joined the young Israeli Police force. He retired few years ago as a Brigadier General. My dad is very active and still works hard for the sake of our state.
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My
dad Michael Bochner, a young police officer after the Sinai Campaign |
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With a shipmate during a submerged operation. Like Jonah, we are
deep inside the belly of the Leviathan. |
I was born in Jerusalem and served my military service in the Israeli submarine force. While in the navy, my wife Irit served in the Air Force. Sea and Air met together and we married a year after the Yom Kippur War. Our older son works for Israel's Leumi Bank, while our younger son is still in active service. He followed my footsteps into the submarine force, a fact that makes me extremely proud.
After my studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, I joined the public service and served my country in various missions overseas, mostly in Germany and South Africa. My last overseas position was Director General of the United Israel Appeal in Germany. Shortly after our return to Israel I decided that the time was ripe to close an old chapter and open a new one.
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With
late PM Yitzhak Rabin shortly after he won the
elections of 1992. |
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| Irit
with Mr. Ehud Olmert Prime Minister of Israel |
I retired, left my comfortable desk job in Jerusalem and established together with my wife our internet business. My old connections allow me to get the best IDF products and surplus for our clientele. Since we have launched our online store we expanded slowly and have served thousands of satisfied customers who love and support Israel and not by word of mouth only.
Allow me to show you some pictures of our photo album:
Uri Dotan with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
Uri with Speaker of the Knesset Shlomo Hillel
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State
Dinner with Israel's late President Ezer Weizman
during his official visit to Berlin. On both sides of the president
are his military adjutant and Israel's ambassador to Germany HE
Avi Primor. |
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With
former Prime Minister and current President of
Israel Mr. Shimon Peres |
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Irit
with David Levi, foreign minister at the governments
of Shamir, Peres Netanyahu and Barak |
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Reception
at the Royal Jordanian Palace with the Jordanian King
Hussein. Amman 1995. |
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With
our older son and new daughter in law. |
With
Baiga Shohat, who served as Minister of Finance in the governments of
Rabin, Barak and Sharon.
Picture
published in Maariv, one of Israel's largest newspapers. Caption says:"
Two generations under the water". My son and I are over the bridge
and deck of the new INS Leviathan. I served over the first Leviathan some
30 years ago. Today I am a board member of the Israeli Submariners Association
and run our web site.
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