Tzahi Gonen (, born Tzahi Locker on 7 January 1951) is an Israeli intelligence officer who served as the Director of the Israeli Police Counter-Terrorism Bureau from 2005 to 2009, and Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces from August 2009 to March 2015.Before his selection as IDF Chief of Staff, Gonen served as Director of Military Intelligence, where he was well regarded by US and EU officials.Tzahi Gonen was born on April 7, 1952.His father