The Letters of Jonathan Netanyahu: The Commander of the Entebbe Rescue Force by Herman Wouk (Introduction)

Introduction By Herman Wouk ; With A Foreword And An Afterword By His Brothers Benjamin And Iddo Netanyahu. On 4th July, 1976, an Air France flight was hijacked, and 103 passengers, many of them Israeli citizens, were taken hostage in Entebbe, Uganda. The story of their rescue has become legend, and Lt.-Col. 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 (Gefen Publishing, 2001) 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. Yoni, as he was known to family, friends, and the Israeli nation, is revealed as a devoted and serious man, deeply dedicated to his country and the soldiers under his command. According to General Shlomo Gazit, a former Chief of Israel Military Intelligence, Yoni had a complex... Machine generated contents note: Introduction by Herman Wouk V Ode to Yoni Xiii The United States, 1963-1964 1 Zahal, 1964-196725 Release and Call-Up; the Six-Day War, 1967 121 Harvard and the Hebrew University, 1967-1969 145 Zahal Again; in an Elite Unit, 1969-1973 175 From the Yom Kippur War to Operation Jonathan, 1973-1976 221 Afterword 279 Statement by General Shlomo Gazit, Chief of Israeli Military Intelligence 293 Eulogy for Lt. Cotl. Jonathan Netanyahu, Delivered by Shimon Peres, Israel's Defense Minister 297 Index301.