<Li> Karine A Affair </Li> <P> Aluf (Vice Admiral) Eliezer "Eli" Marom (Chayni) (Hebrew: אליעזר "אלי" מרום "צ'ייני" ‬, born in 1955, Sde Eliezer, Upper Galilee, Israel) was the Commander of the Israeli Navy in the years 2007--2011 . As of 2015 he serves as the head of the Israel Airports Authority . </P> <P> Marom was born and raised on moshav Sde Eliezer, in the Hula Valley . His father Erik was a German - born Jew and his mother Leah (originally Chai Li) was born in China, the daughter of a Russian - Jewish woman and a Chinese man who had converted to Judaism . His parents met when his father escaped to China as a refugee from Europe during World War II . He studied Marine Engineering in the Israel Nautical College in Akko . While his studied there, one of his commanders called him "Chayni" because his eyes, and that became his nickname . He began his career in the Israeli Navy in 1975 after completing a naval officers course . </P> <P> Over the course of his career, Marom has held most of the senior positions in the Israeli Navy . According to Haaretz, Marom is widely praised for his abilities as a commander, but concerns about his character led to him being passed over as head of the Navy in 2004 . However, Marom was finally appointed to the post in 2007 . He was charged with rehabilitating the Navy after the 2006 Lebanon War, in the wake of a Hezbollah missile strike on INS Hanit . </P>

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