Giora Eiland
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| Native name | גיורא איילנד |
| Born | 1952 (age 72–73) Kfar Hess, Israel |
| Allegiance | Israel |
| Branch | Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1970–2003 |
| Rank | Major General (ret.) (IDF) |
| Commands | Officers School Givati Brigade Paratroopers and Infantry Corps Operations Directorate Planning Directorate |
| Battles / wars | Yom Kippur War Operation Entebbe Operation Litani First Lebanon War South Lebanon conflict (1982–2000) First Intifada Second Intifada |
| Alma mater | Bar Ilan University |
| Other work | Head of National Security Council (Israel) Senior research associate, Institute for National Security Studies External advisor to Givot Olam Oil |
Giora Eiland (Hebrew: גיורא איילנד; born 1952 in moshav Kfar Hess) is a retired Major General of the Israel Defense Forces and a former head of the Israeli National Security Council. After his retirement from the public sector, he was a senior research associate at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS).
Eiland is a frequent commentator and contributor on international security matters on local and foreign media. In 2007, he founded a consulting company of national security and strategic services for governments and multinational organizations. He holds an M.B.A. and B.A. in economics from Bar Ilan University.