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{{Short description|Israeli naval general (born 1947)}}
{{Infobox military person
|name=Yedidya Ya'ari
|native_name=ידידיה יערי
|native_name_lang=heb
|birth_date={{Birth-date and age|30 June 1947}}
|image=Yedidya Yaari.jpg
|image_size=200
|caption=Yedidya Ya'ari
|birth_place=[[Merhavia (kibbutz)]], [[Land of Israel]]
|allegiance={{Flag|Israel}}
|branch={{navy|Israel}}
|serviceyears=1965–2004
|rank=[[Aluf]]
|commands=Commander of the [[Israeli Navy]]
|battles=
{{plainlist|
* [[Six-Day War]]
* [[Yom Kippur War]]
* [[1982 Lebanon War]]
* [[South Lebanon conflict (1982–2000)|South Lebanon conflict]]
* [[First Intifada]]
}}
|laterwork=President of [[defense firm]] [[Rafael Advanced Defense Systems]] Ltd
}}
'''Yedidya Ya'ari''' ({{langx|he|ידידיה יערי}}; born 30 June 1947) was the commander of the [[Israeli Navy]] from 2000 to 2004. He was succeeded by [[David Ben Ba'ashat]].<ref>https://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/996249.html {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>

==Biography==
Ya'ari is the grandson of [[Meir Ya'ari]], former leader of the [[Mapam]] party. He is the father of three and lives in [[Merhavia (kibbutz)|Merhavia]].

==Navy career==
In July 1969, as a  [[commando]] in [[Shayetet 13]], he was badly wounded and mistakenly declared dead during [[Operation Bulmus 6]], the assault on fortified [[Green Island, Egypt]], in the [[Gulf of Suez]] (jointly with [[Sayeret Matkal]]).

==Photography career==
After retiring from active army service, Ya'ari worked as an assistant cameraman for three years at Herzliya Studios.

==Business career==
He was CEO of [[Rafael Advanced Defense Systems]] Ltd. In 2016, he became president of GenCell, an Israel-based fuel cell developer and manufacturer.<ref>[https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/27539 Ex-Rafael CEO Yedidia Yaari Joins Fuel Cell Manufacturer, GenCell]</ref>

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{{Commanders of the Israeli Sea Corps}}
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[[Category:Officers of the Legion of Merit]]
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