▁of ▁tres pass ing , ▁f ined ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Israel . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁deput y ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁M oss ad . ▁He ▁was ▁loan ed ▁to ▁the ▁ID F ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁coordin ator ▁of ▁special ▁operations . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁Washington ▁and ▁a ▁visit ing ▁research ▁fellow ▁at ▁the ▁S aban ▁Center ▁for ▁Middle ▁East ▁Policy ▁at ▁the ▁Brook ings ▁Institution . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁announced ▁he ▁was ▁joining ▁the ▁Yes h ▁At id ▁party . ▁ ▁From ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁until ▁he ▁entered ▁Isra eli ▁politics ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁advis ory ▁board ▁of ▁Sh ib umi , ▁an ▁international ▁business ▁intelligence ▁firm ▁that ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁veter ans ▁from ▁Israel ’ s ▁intelligence ▁community . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁from ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁at ▁" E ye - M ind ers ". ▁ ▁Ben - Bar ak ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁K ness et ▁for ▁Yes h ▁At id ▁since ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁N ah al al ▁Category : Is ra eli ▁sp