, ▁Or r ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Brigade . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁commander ▁of ▁an ▁arm ored ▁division ▁on ▁the ▁Gol an ▁He ights , ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁brig ad ier ▁general , ▁and ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁of ▁Central ▁Command . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁general , ▁heading ▁Central ▁Command ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁Northern ▁Command ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁partly ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁Leb anon ▁War . ▁ ▁Or r ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁army ▁after ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁of ▁service . ▁ ▁Political ▁and ▁business ▁career ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁National ▁Fund ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁Israel ▁A ircraft ▁Indust ries ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Labor ▁Party , ▁serving ▁on ▁its ▁campaign ▁staff ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁elections . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁elections , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁K ness et , ▁serving ▁as ▁chair person ▁of ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Def ence ▁Committee . ▁After ▁Sh imon