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  Benjamin Netanyahu
Netanyahu enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces and served in an elite commando unit.
Netanyahu was elected to the 12th Knesset as a Likud member and was appointed Deputy Foreign Minister.
Netanyahu is married to Sara, and is the father of Noa, Yair and Avner.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/biography/netanyahu.html   (540 words)

  
 The Facts of the Pollard Case
Jonathan Pollard was an ideologue, not a mercenary.
Netanyahu demanded that in the absence of a side letter of guarantee, Pollard should be freed into his custody immediately, or no signing ceremony.
Netanyahu's capitulation at Wye, the public spectacle of his being brought to heel by the Americans, and the lopsided deal he brought home from Wye now that Pollard was no longer perceived to be a part of it, would shortly cost him his premiership.
www.jonathanpollard.org /facts.htm   (3618 words)

  
  CNN - Netanyahu: Man at the Crossroads
Netanyahu was wounded during a rescue attempt of a hijacked Sabena Airlines jet at the Ben Gurion Airport in 1972.
Jonathan Netanyahu died in 1976 while leading a raid in Entebbe, Uganda, to free 103 hostages from an Air France plane hijacked by pro-Palestinian terrorists.
Netanyahu entered the fray of Israeli politics in 1988, when he was elected to the Knesset as a Likud member and appointed deputy foreign minister.
www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/1998/netanyahu/profile/index.html   (724 words)

  
 F L A M E : New Broom in Israel: Will Netanyahu bring peace with security to his country?
Benjamin Netanyahu is a realist, not a dreamer.
Netanyahu has made clear that, in contrast to the previous government, he is confident that Jews have the right to live in any part of the land of Israel, or the land west of the Jordan River.
Netanyahu is likely to keep all of this in mind and by not yielding to pressure from any source, will bring peace with security to Israel and to its area of the Middle East.
www.factsandlogic.org /ad_54.html   (986 words)

  
 CNN - Struggle for Peace: Benjamin Netanyahu
Netanyahu enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces and, while serving in an elite commando unit, was wounded in a rescue attempt during a hijacking at Ben Gurion Airport in 1972.
Netanyahu's brother, Jonathan, was killed in 1976 while leading a similar raid to free 103 hostages from an Air France jet hijacked by pro-Palestinian terrorists in Entebbe, Uganda.
Netanyahu was elected to the Knesset as a Likud member in 1988 and was appointed deputy foreign minister.
www.cnn.com /WORLD/struggle_for_peace/key.players/netanyahu   (665 words)

  
 The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Duty Took Netanyahu To Israel
Jonathan Netanyahu came to Harvard in 1967 with far more on his mind than succeeding academically, adjusting socially, and getting used to cold Cambridge winters.
Ironically, Netanyahu was not killed in the heat of battle, according Malin.
Rather, Netanyahu was shot after the danger point of the Entebbe raid had passed and it appeared that the troops would escape the airport without any fatalities.
www.thecrimson.com /article.aspx?ref=220192   (778 words)

  
 Terror in the U
Netanyahu demanded that in the absence of a letter of guarantee, Pollard should be freed into his custody immediately, or no signing ceremony.
Netanyahu's capitulation at Wye and the lopsided deal he brought home from the summit, now that Pollard was no longer publicly perceived to be a part of it, would shortly cost him his premiership.
Jonathan Pollard put it best when he recently said, "My release must be a matter of principle - of justice and of due process - and it should reflect the honor and integrity of the U.S.-Israel special relationship.
members.tripod.com /~hhermon/jpollard/Terror_Dub.htm   (3129 words)

  
 Salon | Newsreal: Bibi the bungler
Predictably, the Labor Party opposition is screaming for Netanyahu's resignation, and a number of conservative columnists and retired generals have joined the chorus.
But as in previous crises, Netanyahu is protected by his right-wing coalition, which commands a 68-seat majority in the 120-seat parliament.
Netanyahu's opponents would need the support of 61 parliamentary deputies to topple his government in a vote of no-confidence and 81 votes to remove him personally.
www.salon.com /news/1997/10/07news.html   (1512 words)

  
 Israeli Politics - Palestine Monitor   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Jonathan "Yoni" Ben-Artzi finally came to understand his objection as he wandered the acres of white crosses spawned by a war far from the one he is being ordered to fight.
Ben-Artzi's grandfathers were renowned fighters for Israel's independence, and he shares a first name with a Netanyahu he never knew, who was killed during the daring raid on Entebbe in 1976 to rescue Jewish hostages from German and Palestinian hijackers in Idi Amin's Uganda.
Netanyahu has not involved himself in the case, other than to say that he wishes his nephew would change his mind.
www.palestinemonitor.org /israelipoli/stupidity_oF_it.htm   (1634 words)

  
 Expose: Using Pollard to get Rich [Free Republic]
Jonathan Pollard is the only person in the history of the United States to receive a life sentence for spying for an American ally.
Jonathan Pollard was an ideologue, not a mercenary.
Netanyahu's capitulation at Wye, the public spectacle of his being brought to heel by the Americans, and the lopsided deal he brought home from Wye now that Pollard was no longer perceived to be a part of it, would shortly cost him his premiership.
www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3a9a7f554bc7.htm   (5693 words)

  
 israelinsider: politics: Netanyahu visits Pollard in prison while government ignores its convicted agent
Netanyahu said he found Pollard to be an "especially intelligent man" and offered condolences on the recent death of Pollard's mother.
It was during Netanyahu's tenure as prime minister that the government publicly acknowledged that Pollard served as an Israeli agent and intensified its actions to secure his release.
Jonathan Pollard says that the late Tourism Minister was the "only Israeli politician" who had always been there for him.
www.israelinsider.com /channels/politics/articles/pol_0095.htm   (1000 words)

  
 The Letters of Jonathan Netanyahu
The story of this dramatic rescue has become legend, and Lieutenant-Colonel Jonathan Netanyahu, who led the operation and was killed during its execution, has become a modern-day hero.
As the world struggles with the barbarity of terrorism, the story of Entebbe, and Jonathan Netanyahu's role in it, are an inspiring and moving testimony to the ideals of democracy and freedom.
The Letters of Jonathan Netanyahu is a collection of personal letters penned by Netanyahu over a period of thirteen years, from high school in Philadelphia to the raid at Entebbe.
www.israelbooks.com /bookDetails.asp?book=45   (293 words)

  
 SpecWarNet Case Studies -Operation Jonathan
Jonathan Netanyahu, commander of Sayeret Mat'kal, was briefed on the roles and missions of the units in the plan that was then under development.
Lieutenant Colonel Netanyahu slowed the vehicles as if to stop and, when the sentries were within range, ordered his men to fire.
The cost, one commando killed (Netanyahu) and one hostage dead (she had been moved to a local hospital after a choking incident and was not present during the rescue.
www.specwarnet.net /miscinfo/entebbe.htm   (2074 words)

  
 The Books: Self-Portrait of a Hero by Johnathan Netanyahu   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Jonathan Netanyahu commanded and led the most daring commando operation in modern military history: the raid on Entebbe, Uganda, that successfully freed 103 hostages from international terrorists.
Now, on the 50th anniversary of the State of Israel, here is the eloquent and moving testament of Israel's most celebrated war hero and the brother of its future prime minister.
The letters of Jonathan Netanyahu introduce you to a man brimming with dreams, doubts, and unshakable love for his people.
www.twbookmark.com /jrun/books/47/0446674613/index.html   (409 words)

  
 JONATHAN’S LEGACY
Common sense tells them, too, that the Arabs haven’t abandoned their basic aim of destroying the state, but the self-delusion and self-deception that has always plagued the Jews are at work again.
Jonathan Netanyahu did not live to have grandchildren.
Shimon Peres said on July 6, 1976 in the eulogy for Lt. Colonel Jonathan Netanyahu "The Operation Entebbe… necessitated the taking of an enormous risk that… was more justifiable then the risk of surrender to terrorists and flmailers, the risk that is inherent in submission and capitulation."
www.radiobergen.org /essays/jonathan.htm   (1205 words)

  
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The Entebbe Operation, also known as Operation Jonathan, took place in 1976 when the IDF forces led an operation for the release of 105 Jewish and Israeli tourists who were held as hostages by Palestinian terrorists.
At the same time, other forces operated in the airport and eliminated MiG fighter jets that were parked in the airport and took over another terminal in order to ensure the safety of the planes on their way back to Israel.
In fact, only the skeleton of the building where the hostages were held remains, and alongside it stands the observation tower where a sign reads the story of the kidnapping and the rescue mission.
www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3302682,00.html   (486 words)

  
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Contemplating Yoni Netanyahu By Jonathan Rosenblum (July 5) More that 20 years ago, I was asked to join a group of students being interviewed at Ohr Somayach yeshiva by a Time magazine reporter who was working on an article on ba'alei teshuva (people who had become observant).
Reading The Letters of Jonathan Netanyahu cover to cover last week, I experienced a similar embarrassment, the feeling of mediocrity forced to confront greatness.
It is impossible to read The Letters of Jonathan Netanyahu without believing that Yoni's was one of those higher souls.
www.jr.co.il /articles/yoni.txt   (771 words)

  
 Salon Newsreal | A conversation with Jonathan Pollard
In May 1998, Netanyahu publicly acknowledged what had been evident all along; that Pollard had not been a rogue spy during the 1980s but an official Israeli operative whose mission was known at the highest levels of the government in Jerusalem.
In the wake of a terror bombing in Jerusalem, the Netanyahu government has delayed carrying out the Wye agreement until Arafat cracks down more firmly on the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorist networks and until the Palestinians revoke once and for all articles in their charter calling for Israel's destruction.
Renewal of vows Aided by a dying King Hussein, Israel's Netanyahu brings Israel back to where it was in the peace negotiations 18 months ago.
www.salon.com /news/1998/11/30news2.html   (1184 words)

  
 Terrorism and the War of Words
The raid was led by Jonathan Netanyahu, the brother of former Israeli prime minister and Likud party leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Jonathan Netanyahu died in that raid and his brother has never forgotten him.
Benjamin Netanyahu founded the Jonathan Institute, named after his deceased brother, which focused on terrorism and the war on terrorism.
www.arabnews.com /?article=79014   (939 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Self-Portrait of a Hero: From the Letters of Jonathan Netanyahu, 1963-1976: Books: Jonathan ...
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Entebbe: A Defining Moment in the War on Terrorism--The Jonathan Netanyahu Story by Iddo Netanyahu
A Durable Peace: Israel and Its Place Among the Nations by Benjamin Netanyahu in Front Matter, and Back Matter
www.amazon.com /Self-Portrait-Hero-Jonathan-Netanyahu-1963-1976/dp/0446674613   (331 words)

  
 Books : Entebbe: A Defining Moment in the War on Terrorism--The Jonathan Netanyahu Story from Online Computer Shop   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A phrase Jonathan Netanyahu repeated over and over to his loved ones and the men of his unit who took part in the hostage rescue in Entebbe, Uganda.
Operation Jonathan, for which the rescue at Entebbe would forever be called, was an extremely daring and dangerous mission which claimed his life and that of three other hostages.
The Israeli unit under Jonathan went through many many practice runs and much planning went into the short hour it took to stop the terrorists and the Ugandans who backed...
www.computeryard.com /lookitem-0892215534.html   (505 words)

  
 Pollard Was Blamed for Crimes of Arch-Spies Ames and Hannsen   (Site not responding. Last check: )
As supporters of Jonathan Pollard prepare for a prayer rally on his behalf at the Western Wall on June 4, it appears that one of the most important questions surrounding his case has been answered.
Netanyahu was rebuffed by Clinton after Tenet threatened to resign over Pollard's release.
Jonathan Pollard was never indicted for harming the United States.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/918189/posts   (12158 words)

  
 A Few Notes from Your Editor (Bernard J. Shapiro) - June 1996
Netanyahu will be judged on how he fulfills the Oslo Accord.
And it is time to free Jonathan Pollard exactly like Israel has freed dozens of CIA operatives caught in Israel.
When I produced a copy, entitled: SELF-PORTRAIT OF A HERO The Letters of Jonathan Netanyahu (1963-1976) he was quite surprised and identified himself as a cousin of Jonathan's studying at the Texas Medical Center.
www.freeman.org /m_online/jun96/shapiroa.htm   (888 words)

  
 NMAJH - Press Releases: August 2006
The National Museum of American Jewish History is joining with the Consulate General of Israel in Philadelphia and historic Congregation Mikveh Israel on September 6, 6:30 p.m., to commemorate Netanyahu’s life and the Entebbe raid at the Museum with a free ceremony and program on terrorism with speakers Benjamin Netanyahu and R. James Woolsey.
Benjamin Netanyahu served as the ninth prime minister of the State of Israel.
Freidman, a classmate of Jonathan Netanyahu at Cheltenham High School and a partner in the Philadelphia law firm Duane Morris LLP, was the chairman of the committee responsible for the Netanyahu Memorial, which was dedicated on October 16, 1986 at the front of the Museum.
www.nmajh.org /weblog/press/2006_08_01_archive.html   (595 words)

  
 Binyamin Netanyahu's supporters site, facts & information about: zionizm, ideology, Arabs Jews relations, media, ...
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America does not want a new terrorist state to emerge.
Netanyahu address in a hearing hosted by the House Committee on Government Reform 12 September 2002
www.netanyahu.org   (461 words)

  
 Israel.place   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The second officer was Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan (“Yoni”) Netanyahu, and his meeting was with his own deputy, Muki, who wanted to bring his C. into the picture.
Colonel Netanyahu was again summoned from the south by his deputy, to be brought up to date, in a late night session, on the various ideas for an assault on the Old Terminal.
At 10:00 hours, Yoni Netanyahu, Muki and their officers started to run through all the possible variants of an assault on the Old Terminal, while the other units mapped out their roles in securing the rest of the airport, including the New Terminal, and control tower, and the refueling area.
groups.msn.com /israelplace/operationentebbe.msnw   (9046 words)

  
 The Head Heeb: Election day
Netanyahu will catch the blame for failing to capitalize on Hamas' electoral victory and - just as important in the eyes of many central committee members - forcing the merkaz to give up part of its power without realizing any gain.
Some polls predict the Pensioners' party, headed by Rafi Eitan (Jonathan Pollard's operator, not the late general) passing the electoral threshold.
In a sane world* the two parties would immediately make plans for unification, but right now Lieberman is too drunk on his own success to agree to such a thing.
headheeb.blogmosis.com /archives/031768.html   (4044 words)

  
 Contemplating Yonatan Netanyahu - Jewish Media Resources
Reading the Letters of Jonathan Netanyahu cover to cover last week, I experienced a similar feeling of embarrassment, the feeling of mediocrity forced to confront greatness.
Both in style and content, there is remarkably little difference between the letters written as a 17-year-old American high school senior and as a thirty-year-old senior commander.
It is impossible to read The Letters of Jonathan Netanyahu without believing that his was one of those higher souls.
www.jewishmediaresources.com /article/31   (921 words)

  
 UCTV--University of California Television
On July 4, 1976, Israeli commandos stormed the Entebbe airport and freed 106 hostages held by terrorists and the Ugandan army.
Their leader, Jonathan "Yoni" Netanyahu, fell in the ensuing battle and became an instant hero - but who was he?
In The Letters of Jonathan Netanyahu we explore Yoni's innermost thoughts, with the help of Yoni's brother, Iddo (the book's editor).
www.ucsd.tv /library-test.asp?showID=6170   (70 words)

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