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RAFAEL RIRAFFE TETRA (BORN 28 JULY 1950) IS AN ISRAELI MANAGER, SERVING AS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE GOVERNMENT’S TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE IN 2000–2017. HE SERVED IN THE PAST FOR THREE DECADES IN THE GENERAL SECURITY SERVICE. IN JANUARY 2022, TATRAK WAS APPOINTED AS A DIRECTOR IN THE STUDY OF DAYS AND LAKES TO ISRAEL. IN FEBRUARY 2022, HE WAS APPOINTED TARTAR TO INVESTIGATE DAYS AND LAKES.

BIOGRAPHY

HIS PERSONAL LIFE
TETRA WAS BORN IN ISRAEL, THE SON OF ILANA POLK TARTAR, A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR WHO WAS EXILED BY THE BRITISH MANDATE AUTHORITIES TO CYPRUS AFTER BEING THE "LONE" ELEPHANTS WITH WHOM SHE IMMIGRATED TO ISRAEL IN 1946, AND DUB TATAR, WHO IMMIGRATED TO ISRAEL A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR II IN 1939 WHEN HE FEARED HIS FATE. UPON ARRIVING IN ISRAEL, HIS FATHER JOINED THE RANKS OF THE BRITISH ARMY AND FOUGHT IN THE NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN. AFTER THE WAR, THE TWO MARRIED IN 1949, AND THEY WERE BORN TWO CHILDREN.

HE LIVES IN THE LORD, MARRIED AND FATHER OF THREE.

ROLES IN SECURITY SERVICES
UPON COMPLETION OF HIS SERVICE AS AN IDF OFFICER, HE BEGAN SERVING THE GENERAL SECURITY SERVICE (ISA), WHEN HE WAS ASSIGNED TO A JUNIOR ROLE IN AN OPERATIONAL UNIT, WHEN HE GRADUALLY BEGAN TO ADVANCE TO SENIOR POSITIONS. IN 1978, TARTAR WAS APPOINTED HEAD OF THE OPERATIONS BRANCH IN THE OPERATIONAL WING, THE ROLE HE PERFORMED UNTIL 1983. IMMEDIATELY AFTER COMPLETING HIS ROLE, HE WAS APPOINTED TO HEAD THE DEPARTMENT FOR SPECIAL ROLES. THIS ROLE HAS BEEN PERFORMED FOR 4 YEARS UNTIL 1987. THE EVENTS OF THE “CO 300” SECTION THAT TOOK PLACE IN THOSE YEARS LED TO THE TAKING OF THE BARBARIC ACTIONS IN THE USSR, WHICH WERE DESIGNED TO RESTORE THE PURITY OF VIRTUE AND PUBLIC TRUST IN IT. IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SAME OPERATIONS, BRAHH WAS APPOINTED IN 1987 TO HEAD THE OPERATIONS DIVISION, THE ROLE HE PERFORMED UNTIL 1994, AND WAS ONE OF THE YOUNGEST ARCHETYPES IN THE HISTORY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC, WHICH WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE VIOLENT UPRISING KNOWN AS THE FIRST INTIFADA. AS PART OF THIS ROLE, AND THANKS TO OPERATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS WHICH HE LED, HE RECEIVED A STAFF OF THE MK TO THE ISRAEL SECURITY PRIZE. IN 1994, HE WAS APPOINTED HEAD OF THE HEADQUARTERS AND DEPUTY HEAD OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC, WHICH HE HELD UNTIL 1997. YES, HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE I HEARD COURT OF THE MK AND THE MOSSAD. AS PART OF THE ROLE, THERE WAS CONFIDENCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE STAFF’S WORK, ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES AND THE ORGANIZATION’S HUMAN POWER. AFTER THE ASSASSINATION OF PRIME MINISTER YITZHAK RABIN, HE WAS ALSO FORCED TO RESTORE THE SECURITY OF THE MEN IN THE SHIN BET. AT THE END OF THIS ROLE, THE BIBLE RETIRED.

PRIVATE BUSINESS ROLES
AFTER THE RETIREMENT OF TETRA FROM THE SHIN BET, HE TURNED TO THE PRIVATE BUSINESS WORLD. IN GENERAL, HE SERVED FROM 1999 TO 2000. TOWARDS THE END OF HIS TENURE IN THESE POSITIONS, THE CEO OF THE GOVERNMENT COMPANY DEALT WITH OIL AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURES IN THE UNITED STATES, A ROLE HE WAS APPOINTED IN THE LATE 2000. FROM 2000 TO 2004, HE SERVED AS A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY OF CYLINDERS, WHEN FROM 2000 TO 2001 HE WAS CHAIRMAN. ALSO, SINCE 2000, HE SERVED AS A DIRECTOR AT THE ISRAELI INSTITUTE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT.

HE SERVED AS CEO OF OIL AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURES LTD.
IN 2000, HE TOOK OFFICE AS CEO OF OIL AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE INC., AND THE SUBSIDIARY WAS FUEL PRODUCTS. THESE COMPANIES ARE GOVERNMENT COMPANIES, HELD TOGETHER BY THE STATE OF FULL-OWNED (THE STATE OWNS 100 PERCENT IN OIL AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANIES IN THE U.S., AND IT OWNS 100% OF THE FUEL PRODUCT LINE.) THEY ARE ENGAGED IN STORING FUEL PRODUCTS AND STREAMING THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF ISRAEL (THROUGH A DEDICATED INFRASTRUCTURE), AS WELL AS PLANNING, BUILDING AND MAINTAINING SUCH INFRASTRUCTURE.

DURING HIS YEARS AS CEO, TATRAK FACED MANY CHALLENGES THAT CHANGED THE FACE OF SOCIETY AND ITS IMAGE. FOR EXAMPLE, DURING HIS PRESIDENCY, THE TWO COMPANIES BECAME LOSERS AND LOSERS IN POLITICAL TERMS OF "ORIGINAL"