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and prisoner exchanges, 158

  
and rescue of Jews from Ethiopia, 310

  
Sinai Campaign and, 68, 69, 70

  
Six Day War and, 82

  
Yom Kippur War, 204, 205-6, 216

Holocaust Remembrance Day, 284-85

Holtzberg-Anderson, Mary, 150-51

Holtzberg-Anderson, Miriam, 153

Horev, Amos, 31-32

Hulda (kibbutz), 31

Husan reprisal raid, 47

Hussein (king of Jordan), 89, 164, 178, 225

Hussein, Saddam, 224, 225, 226, 229, 230, 231

IAF (Israeli Air Force)

  
and Abu Jihad assassination, 259, 261

  
Cast Lead Operation and, 287-88

  
“Chinese Farm” and, 197

  
Entebbe and, 7, 14, 25

  
Green Island raid and, 105

  
and Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor, 226-32

  
Karine A
attack and, 267, 272, 273, 276

  
Kedesh/Sinai Campaign, 64

  
Lebanon War and, 248-50, 251-52

  
Mount Hermon and, 216

  
Peace for Galilee Operation and, 240

  
Pillar of Defense Operation and, 293, 294, 295-96, 297, 298

  
Ras Gharib raid and, 123, 124, 129

  
and rescue of Jews from Ethiopia, 312, 313-14, 315

  
and
Santorini
capture, 269

  
Six Day War and, 77-85, 89

  
and Soviet pilots in Egyptian Air Force, 132-38

  
and Syria's nuclear reactor, 233, 234

  
and terrorism in Gaza, 300

  
U.S. cooperation with, 314

  
War of Attrition and, 105, 123, 124, 129, 132-38

  
War of Independence and, 137

  
Yom Kippur War and, 197, 216

  
See also specific squadron

IDF (Israeli Defense Forces)

  
and Abu Jihad assassination, 259, 260, 261

  
and assassination of Black September leaders, 164, 165, 166

  
Black Arrow Operation and, 38, 39, 46

  
and Cast Lead Operation, 288, 289, 290, 291-92

  
“Chinese Farm” and, 192-201

  
code of ethics for, 154

  
Defensive Shield Operation and, 278, 279, 281-82, 283, 285

  
Entebbe and, 5, 6-7, 9, 10, 15, 19, 20, 21-22, 23

  
Ethiopian soldiers in, 315

  
failed operations of, 39-40

  
and family members on same mission, 156

  
Golan Heights and, 203-13

  
Green Island raid and, 103, 104, 106, 109, 110

  
and hijacking of Air France Flight 139, 4, 5

  
and hijacking of Sebana Airlines plane, 142-43

  
and Iron Dome system, 303

  
Karine A
attack and, 267, 268

  
and kidnapping and murder of three teenagers in Gaza, 299

  
Litani Operation and, 241

  
morale in, 105

  
and no soldier left behind, 154

  
Oranim (“Cedars”) Operation and, 241

  
Peace for Galilee Operation and, 240

  
Pillar of Defense Operation and, 293, 295, 297

  
Ras Gharib raid and, 123-30

  
and rescue of Jews from Ethiopia, 310

  
retreat from Gaza of, 286

  
revolutionizing of, 41

  
Sinai Campaign and, 61, 72

  
Six Day War and, 82, 83, 85, 88, 90, 92

  
Spring of Youth Operation and, 164, 165, 166

  
and Sulieman assassination, 236

  
and Syria's nuclear reactor, 233, 235

  
and terrorism in Gaza, 299-301, 302

  
War of Attrition and, 103, 104, 106, 109, 110, 123-30

  
War of Independence and, 33, 142

  
Yom Kippur War and, 179-90, 192-201, 203-13

  
See also specific person or unit

illegal immigrants: to Israel, 52

Ilyushin II-14 plane: downing of, 51-59

Inferno, Operation, 166-75

Intifada, 258, 262, 276

Iran

  
Islamic Revolution and, 226

  
and missiles for Hezbollah, 236

  
and Syria's nuclear reactor, 232-33

  
U.S. relations with, 226

  
as weapons supplier for Palestinian Authority, 267-76

  
as weapons supplier for terrorists, 266

Iranian Revolutionary Guards, 275

Iraq

  
French relations with, 226

  
Golan Heights and, 207

  
Haddad in, 23

  
Osiraq nuclear reactor of, 224, 225-32, 251, 252

  
Six Day War and, 78, 85

  
Soviet Union as weapons supplier to, 133

  
War of Independence and, 28, 30

  
Yom Kippur War and, 207

Iron Dome (Israeli air defense system), 296, 297-98, 301-5

ISIS, 301

Islamic Jihad, 283, 288, 296, 297, 298, 299

Islamic Revolution (1979), 226

Islamic University, 288

Isotope, Operation, 142-53

Israel

  
Ethiopian Jews in, 314-15

  
French embargo on weapons to, 76, 78, 112, 114, 115

  
French relations with, 62, 63-66, 76, 78, 112, 113-21

  
Independence Day (May 15) in, 78

  
proclamation of independence of, 28

  
Soviet relations with, 133-34

  
U.S. relations with, 112, 133, 134, 226, 231, 305

  
U.S. as weapons supplier for, 112, 226, 231

Israel Aircraft Industries, 144, 148

Israeli Military Industries (IMI), 80-81, 303, 323

Ivry, David, 124-25, 226, 228, 232, 248, 251

Izz al-Din al-Qassam (Hamas death squads), 287

Jabari, Ahmed, 293-94, 295

Jadid, Salah el, 178

Jaffar Nassim, Ahmed, 58-59

Jenin: battle at, 282-83

Jerusalem

  
Cohen flag for, 92, 99

  
Six Day War and, 6, 47, 87, 88, 89-100, 102, 180, 320

  
War of Independence and, 29-36, 52, 92, 99

  
Zion Square bombing in, 258

Jerusalem reservist brigade, 283

Jewish Agency, 314

Johnson, Lyndon B., 112

Jordan

  
Egypt's military pact with, 89

  
PLO massacre in, 164

  
Sinai Campaign and, 53

  
Six Day War and, 3, 78, 79, 82, 85, 88, 89-100

  
War of Independence and, 28, 29, 183

Jordanian Air Force, 85

Jordanian Army: Six Day War and, 89-100

Jordanian Legion

  
IDF hostages of, 40-41

  
Sharon and, 40-41

  
Six Day War and, 90, 93, 94, 95, 96-97, 98

  
War of Independence and, 29, 30, 33, 183

Jordanian National Guard, 42

Jordanian Police Academy (Jerusalem), 92, 93-94, 96, 98

Joseph, Dov (Bernard), 32, 35

Kabha, Mustafa, 110

Kaddoumi, Farouk, 261, 262

Kadesh, Operation: Sinai Campaign and, 53, 61-73

Kadima party, 224

Kahalani, Avigdor, 206, 207-11, 212, 213, 244, 323

Kahalani, Emanuel, 212

Kahaner, Shimon “Katcha,” 42, 44, 207, 320

Kamenev, Captain (Soviet pilot), 135

Kandil, Hisham, 297

Kanji, Kamal, 161

Kaplinski, Moshe, 242, 245

Kapusta, Micha, 69, 70, 71, 96-97

Karine A
(ship), 266, 267-76

Karten, Michael, 45

Kedem, Ezra “Shark,” 118

Ken-Dror, Yehuda, 70, 71

Kendel, Yehuda, 95

Keshet
(Israeli missile ship), 309

Khdeir, Mohammed Abu, 299

Kidron Creek: battle on, 96-97

Kimchi, Hadar, 114, 117, 118, 120-21, 322

Kiryat Malachi: Israeli strike on, 296

Klos C
(ship), 266

Kochavi, Aviv, 281, 284-85, 324

Kol Israel radio, 61

Kraus, Menachem, 253

Kubaissi, Basil, 2

Kuhlmann, Brigitte, 4, 6

Kutakhov, Pavel Stepanovich, 137

Labor party, 224

Ladijanski, Oved, 71

Lahat, Shlomo, 53-54, 58

Laner, Dan, 207

Latrun, fortress of: and War of Independence, 29, 30, 31, 40

Lavi, Yoram, 41

Lebanese Army, 157, 172

Lebanon

  
Beqaa Valley in, 247, 248-53

  
evacuation of IDF forces from, 246

  
Israel's first war with, 238, 239-46, 247, 248-53, 301

  
Peace for Galilee Operation and, 238, 239-46

  
PLO expelled from, 258

  
and prisoner exchanges, 156-57, 158-61

  
Six Day War and, 79, 85

  
Syria's relations with, 247, 248-53

  
U.S. mediation between Israel and, 252

  
War of Independence and, 28

  
See also
Beirut

Lebanon War, first, 238, 239-46, 247, 248-53, 301

Lebanon War, second, 301, 303

Lee, Chai, 268

Leibovich, Martin, 126

Levin, Amiram, 12-13, 164, 170, 171

Levy, Deborah, 140, 151

Levy, Motti, 219, 221

Levy, Reginald, 140, 141, 145, 146-47, 151

Levy, Yaki, 198, 199

Lieberman, Avigdor, 295

Likud party, 180, 181, 224

Limassol (Cyprus): killing of Israeli sailors in, 258

Limon, Mordechai “Moka,” 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 322

Limor, Danny, 311

Lipkin-Shahak, Amnon

  
and Abu Jihad assassination, 259

  
and assassination of Black September leaders, 165, 166, 169, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175

  
“Chinese Farm” and, 198

  
decorations for, 174, 259

  
professional career of, 322

  
and rescue of Jews from Ethiopia, 314, 315

  
Yom Kippur War and, 198

Litani, Operation, 241, 242, 301

Livne, Zvi, 171

Lloyd, Selwyn, 63-64

Lod Airport (Israel): Sabena Airlines plane at, 143-53

London
Sunday Times
newspaper, 234, 293

Lubrani, Uri, 314

Lufthansa plane: hijacking of, 146

Maayan, Hagai, 172, 173

Macy, Andrew, 168

Magal, Gabi, 94

Magen, Gideon, 155-56, 161

Magen, Zvi, 95

Makov, Avraham, 80

Malmudi, Meir, 94

Marcus, David, 31-32, 34-35

Margal, Aharon, 199

Marom, Eliezer “Chiney,” 268-69, 271, 272, 273, 274, 324

Marom, Leah (Chai Lee), 268

Masrega “Knitting Needle” Unit, IDF, 133

Massas, Benny, 215, 220

Matas, Ze'ev, 126, 128, 129, 130

Matt, Danny

  
Black Arrow Operation and, 39, 43, 44, 45

  
“Chinese Farm” and, 196

  
personal and professional background of, 182-83, 323

  
Sinai Campaign and, 68, 71

  
Six Day War and, 183

  
War of Independence and, 182-83

  
Yom Kippur War and, 182, 183, 184, 185-86, 188, 189, 196

Medal of Courage

  
for Dagan, 323

  
for Har-Zion, 320

  
for Mordechai, 201

Medal of Distinguished Service

  
for Dagan, 129

  
for Kahalani, 323

Medal of Valor

  
for Ayalon, 103, 321

  
Black Arrow Operation and, 45

  
for Kahalani, 212, 323

media

  
and Abu Jihad assassination, 264

  
and assassination of Black September leaders, 174

  
and “Boats of Cherbourg,” 119

  
Cast Lead Operation and, 290-91, 292

  
Defensive Shield Operation and, 283

  
and Iron Dome system, 303

  
and kidnapping and murder of three teenagers in Gaza, 299

  
and Park Hotel suicide bombing, 279

  
and Ras Gharib raid, 128-29

  
and Soviet pilots with Egyptian Air Force, 137

  
and Suleiman assassination, 236

  
and Syria's nuclear reactor, 233, 234

  
See also specific organization

Meir, Golda

  
Amin and, 5

  
appointment as foreign minister of, 62