ðˌoʊ ɪt wʌz ɛkspˈɛktᵻd ðæt hiː wʊd ɹᵻtˈaɪɚɹ ˈæftɚ ðə dˌɪsɛŋɡˈeɪdʒmənt, hˈɛɹl wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ˈɪzɹiːəlz dᵻfˈɛns ænd dᵻfˈɛns koʊˈɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ɐɾɐʃˈeɪ tə wˈɑːʃɪŋtən ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, ɹᵻplˈeɪsɪŋ mˈædʒ. dʒˈɛn. ˈeɪmɑːs jˈædlɪn.
Though it was expected that he would retire after the disengagement, Harel was appointed Israel's Defense & Defense Cooperation attaché to Washington in January 2006, replacing Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin.