On the evening of February 4th, 1997, Israelis found themselves anxiously glued to news flashes on television and radio, after two Israeli Defense Force helicopters collided high above Sha’ar-Yeshuv in the North of … Read More The Helicopter Tragedy
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Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
An Israeli military leader and politician, the fourth Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces Moshe Dayan was an Israeli military warrior who became a crusader for peace. He … Read More Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
Operation Entebbe
Operation Entebbe, also known as the Entebbe Raid or Operation Thunderbolt, was a counter-terrorism hostage-rescue mission carried out by the Israel Defense Force at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on the early morning … Read More Operation Entebbe
68 שעות הלחימה של מעוז בתעלה
כתבה בעיתון “מעריב” של ה-9 בנובמבר 1973 סיפורו של מעוז פורקן קראו את הכתבה המלאה כאן
Yom-Kippur War Cease-Fire
The cease-fire agreement was signed by Israel and Egypt on October 24, 1973, and one day later with Syria The Yom-Kippur War began on October 6, 1973 when the combined … Read More Yom-Kippur War Cease-Fire
Yaakov Dori (1899-1973)
Yaakov Dori was Chief of Staff of the Haganah and was later appointed the first Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Israel’s War of Independence
On May 15, 1948, day after the creation of the State of Israel, the armies of Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon invaded the new Jewish state.