Posts Tagged: Operation Thunderbolt
Jewish Museum of Oporto Opens Permanent Exhibit on Historic Entebbe Raid
JNS.org - The Jewish Museum of Oporto in Portugal on July 19 opened a permanent exhibit dedicated to “Operation Thunderbolt,” Israel’s historic 1976 hostage-rescue raid...
Former Israeli Defense Minister Recalls Advising Yoni Netanyahu Not to Lead Assault Force During Entebbe Hostage-Rescue Operation
Former Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz advised the late Yonatan (Yoni) Netanyahu -- his commander in the elite IDF commando unit that carried out the Entebbe...
Entebbe and a Sad Fourth of July
It was on July 4, 1976 that Yonatan Netanyahu was killed while rescuing hostages in Uganda. I did not know it then, but the bold...