In 1964 he was sent to the Soviet Union , serving as First Secretary at the Embassy of Israel in Moscow and de facto acting as a Nativ team member . When the Soviet Union severed its diplomatic relations with Israel in 1967 , Bartov returned to Isrel . He was appointed judge at the Jerusalem Magistrate Court and served as registrar of the Supreme Court of Israel . In 1979 he was appointed deputy president of the Jerusalem District Court . He served as secretary for the Agranat Commission investigating the failings of Israel Defence Forces in the Yom Kippur War in 1973 , and for the Kahan Commission investigating the events that led to the Sabra and Shatila massacre in 1982
Sabra and Shatila massacre
Sabra and Shatila massacre
David Bartov