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Jewish Journal
June 1, 2017
In that sense, one of the real heroes of the war — the most crucial and the least known — was a 20-something air force navigator named Capt. Rafi Sivron. Long before the first shot was fired, Sivron and his immediate superior, Lt. Col. Jacob “Yak” Nevo, created the plan that won Israel the war. They wereÃâà...
Forward
May 17, 2017
Then, on April 7, 1967, a tactical skirmish deteriorated into an air battle with strategic ramifications, when the Israeli Air Force shot down six Syrian aircraft not far from Damascus. For the Syrians, this humiliating act was a clear proof of an Israeli plan to topple their regime, although the Eshkol governmentÃâà...
Jewish Chronicle
June 30, 2016
Lt. Col. Jonathan (Yoni) Netanyahu, commander of the elite unit (Sayeret Matkal) was killed in action, and sometimes the raid is named after him, Operation ... Netanyahu's performance in the operation was controversial, and became a source of bitter feud between the Netanyahu family and Colonel MukyÃâà...
Telegraph.co.uk
November 17, 2012
"In practical terms, it was a brilliant operation," said Uri Dromi, a Colonel in the Israeli airforce. "When a decision is ... target electronically. You must have human intelligence," Colonel Dromi said. ... Lieut Col Avital Leibovitch, the military spokeswoman, said he had "a lot of blood on his hands". However theÃâà...
