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ליקוטי שמואל — Vayeitzei 5781

Выпуск: ליקוטי שמואל — Vayeitzei 5781. Темы: не определены автоматически. Eisikovits Eisikovits1@gmail.com 2 ‘Entebbe Declassified’ Brimming with detail and at times looking to settle old scores, newly translated book brings voices of the commandos who took part in the legendary operation The raid on Entebbe — the 1976 rescue operation by Israeli commandos to release Jewish hostages after their plane was hijacked by Palestinian and German terrorists — is one of the State of Israel’s best known exploits, with no fewer than six documentaries, five dramatized films and one stage play having been produced about it. Last month, with the 45th anniversary of the raid, the Israel Intelligence Heritage and Commemoration Center released an English translation of its 2016 oral history of the operation, “Entebbe Declassified: The Untold First-Hand Stories of the Legendary Rescue Operation.” It is not a definitive history; it is instead an effort to set the record straight on what happened that night, or at least to act as a counterbalance to the existing narrative. They had the plane flown to Uganda, having received the support of the country’s dictator Idi Amin, and released all non-Israeli and non-Jewish passengers, save for the flight crew and a few others who decided to remain with the Jewish hostages at Entebbe Airport. Michael Aaronson, who happened to be in Kenya at the time, visited the lake and found that there were “giant Nile crocodiles lying in nearly endless rows all along the shore as far as the eye can see,” as he wrote in the book.) Ultimately, in extremely little time and with limited intelligence about the conditions at the airport, Israel opted for a rescue mission, in which C-130 cargo planes flew roughly 100 commandos to Uganda, stopping in Kenya to refuel along the way, unbeknownst to the Kenyan government. A Mercedes sedan, similar to one once used by Amin, was brought along, as were Land Rovers of the same model as his security detail used, in an effort to trick the Ugandan sentries into allowing the Israeli commandos to drive up to the terminal where the hostages were being held. 4 The volume notably lacks two voices: understandably, that of Yoni Netanyahu, who left behind no notes about the mission; and, more contentiously, that of Moshe “Muki” Betser, Netanyahu’s second-in-command, who played a critical role in planning the mission and who is

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ליקוטי שמואל

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8 ноября 2021 г.

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