Arye Shalicar is a Major in the Israel Defense Forces.
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Shalicar is a Major of the Israel Defense Forces, born in Ashdod, and is one of the officers in charge of the "Iron Dome" anti-rocket project. He has overseen the shooting-down of missiles headed for Israel and has also overseen the bombing of the Gaza Strip in Operation Protective Edge. Shalicar's mother and sister refused to leave their apartment in Ashdod because they were scared that a Hamas rocket would kill them.