sentences:  He attended school in Sde Eliyahu, and was conscripted into the Israel Defense Forces in 1971.Ariel served in Palsar 7, the reconnaissance company of the 7th Armored Brigade, and retired as a major.He became involved in Israeli settlements, and served as secretary general of both the Amana settlement movement and the Yesha Council, as well as head of Beit El local council.