The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/entebbe/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:10:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Entebbe | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/entebbe/ 32 32 Entebbe rescue squad blasts Netanyahu for ‘sacrificing country for own interests’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/entebbe-rescue-squad-blasts-netanyahu-for-sacrificing-country-for-own-interests/ Sun, 05 Mar 2023 09:00:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2966245 Veterans cite leadership of PM's brother, killed during operation, while calling out premier for 'divide and rule' tactics, blast him for comparing demonstrators to Huwara rioters

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]]> Entebbe in person: A new oral history challenges official account of 1976 rescue https://www.timesofisrael.com/entebbe-in-person-a-new-oral-history-challenges-official-account-of-1976-rescue/ Mon, 23 Aug 2021 01:51:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2593615 Brimming with detail and at times looking to settle old scores, newly translated book 'Entebbe Declassified' brings voices of the commandos who took part in the legendary operation

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]]> PM’s meeting with Sudan leader — historic breakthrough or election-season ploy? https://www.timesofisrael.com/pms-meeting-with-sudan-leader-historic-breakthrough-or-election-season-ploy/ Wed, 05 Feb 2020 14:20:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2235067 To many Israelis, Khartoum is a symbol of Arab hostility, and diplomatic ties still seem far off. But Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's powwow with Netanyahu may bear first fruits soon

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]]> Netanyahu meets son of French pilot who stayed with Israeli hostages in Entebbe https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-meets-son-of-french-pilot-who-stayed-with-israeli-hostages-in-entebbe/ Thu, 23 May 2019 19:14:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2082072 Eric Bacos says his family owes a great debt to Israel for commando raid, led by PM's brother, which rescued the hijacked passengers and crew

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]]> Netanyahu receives late brother’s haggadah, but report indicates it may be fake https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-receives-late-brothers-haggadah-but-report-indicates-it-may-be-fake/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 17:07:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2058119 Prime minister given personal items that belonged to Yoni Netanyahu from army buddy, but some items may never have belonged to famed Entebbe raid leader

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]]> Israel brings tourists to Entebbe for first time since legendary hostage rescue https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-plane-lands-at-entebbe-for-first-time-since-legendary-1976-hostage-rescue/ Fri, 15 Feb 2019 14:38:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2019135 Captain says he remembers hearing the news of 1976 raid when he was a 10-year-old, never believed he would fly to same Ugandan airport

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]]> Two years after death, Peres remembered as visionary who strived to unite nation https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-years-after-death-peres-remembered-as-visionary-who-strived-to-unite-nation/ Fri, 31 Aug 2018 15:21:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1917952 Youngest passenger from Entebbe hostage rescue hails the late leader's role in organizing the operation: 'Because of you I built a family'

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]]> New ‘Entebbe’ hijacked by heavy-handed political correctness https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-entebbe-hijacked-by-heavy-handed-political-correctness/ Fri, 02 Mar 2018 17:46:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1801322 Action flick '7 Days in Entebbe' disregards historical record to equalize the two sides's struggles -- choosing as its unlikely hero a German terrorist with a heart of gold

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]]> In new film, Jewish director challenges Israeli version of 1976 Entebbe rescue https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-new-film-jewish-director-challenges-israeli-version-of-1976-entebbe-rescue/ Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:10:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1794913 Jose Padilha casts Yoni Netanyahu in less-than-heroic light, tells story from terrorists' perspective in movie likely to spark controversy

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]]> Mossad chose not to nab Mengele, didn’t hunt down Munich terrorists, book claims https://www.timesofisrael.com/mossad-chose-not-to-nab-mengele-didnt-hunt-down-munich-terrorists-book-claims/ Fri, 26 Jan 2018 07:45:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1779437 Ronen Bergman's new study of Israel's decades of targeted assassinations is filled with fresh disclosures and myth-busting revelations. These are just a few

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]]> Peres memoir to be released as Israel marks year since death https://www.timesofisrael.com/peres-memoir-to-be-released-as-israel-marks-year-since-death/ Mon, 11 Sep 2017 23:55:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1692037 Completed weeks before his death, posthumously published autobiography details the former president's journey from his small Polish village to the halls of Israeli power

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]]> Peres, a man of peace, made Israel a military powerhouse https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-man-of-peace-who-made-israel-a-military-powerhouse/ Wed, 28 Sep 2016 14:32:17 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1471231 By bringing fighter jets and, allegedly, nuclear weapons to the Jewish state, Shimon Peres gave the tiny country the tools to survive

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]]> Cry, the beloved airport https://www.timesofisrael.com/cry-the-beloved-airport/ Tue, 05 Jul 2016 11:33:13 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1421670 While one paper gushes over Netanyahu's visit to Entebbe so much that it accidentally publishes a censored photo, others focus on possible faux pas by the prime minister

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]]> At Entebbe, with the relatives of two who never made it back home https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-entebbe-with-the-relatives-of-two-who-never-made-it-back-home/ Mon, 04 Jul 2016 18:16:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1421303 For most of the hostages, the legendary raid in 1976 constituted a miraculous ending. Not for the families of Jean-Jacques Maimoni and Dora Bloch

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]]> Herzog snipes at Netanyahu for ‘fleeing’ to Africa https://www.timesofisrael.com/herzog-snipes-at-netanyahu-for-fleeing-to-africa/ Mon, 04 Jul 2016 15:55:20 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1421200 Opposition leader accuses prime minister of skipping town in the midst of political and security crises

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