Israel's Moshe Arens and Moshe DAYAN were two prominent figures in Israeli history. Arens was a politician, engineer, and professor who served as Israel's Minister of Defense three times and as its Foreign Minister twice. DAYAN was an Israeli military leader and politician who served as the country's Chief of Staff during the 1956 Suez Crisis and later as its Minister of Defense. Both men played important roles in the establishment and defense of the State of Israel.