The Times of Israel

From raids to ransom: Israel’s hostage policy has become Hamas’s sharpest weapon

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 01:33:43 +0000

Leaders once chose rescues over negotiations. But for 50 years, public pressure and new terror tactics have led Israel to pay ever steeper prices — and that's unlikely to change

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Counterterrorism expert: Hamas mass abduction event may lead to global copycat attacks

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 11:30:51 +0000

Israel historically serves as a 'guinea pig' for acts of terror, says Reichman University's Prof. Boaz Ganor. 'What is different this time is the scale of the abduction'

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‘Don’t come back’: Protesters again block airport access, as Netanyahu flight delayed

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 18:06:56 +0000

Police hand out 30 fines to demonstrators for blocking traffic starting at noon; but PM puts off departure until 10 p.m., for talks on judicial overhaul compromise

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Entebbe rescue squad blasts Netanyahu for ‘sacrificing country for own interests’

Sun, 05 Mar 2023 09:00:23 +0000

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

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 01:51:48 +0000

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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Yoni Netanyahu’s heroism was related to his emotional distress, researchers say

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 15:43:10 +0000

Benjamin Netanyahu's brother, a special forces commander killed in Entebbe, defined himself as a savior in letters, also expressed his loneliness and inner turmoil

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Before Helen Mirren plays Golda Meir: 7 stars who played Israeli prime ministers

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 02:46:01 +0000

Anthony Hopkins, Ingrid Bergman, Lior Ashkenazi among those to have portrayed PMs in films since the 1970s

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Theresa Khalsa, hijacker of 1972 Sabena flight to Tel Aviv, dies at 65

Sat, 28 Mar 2020 17:14:57 +0000

Netanyahu was injured when fellow soldier struck Khalsa and his weapon discharged as commandos stormed plane; she had been released in prisoner deal after First Lebanon War

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Netanyahu meets son of French pilot who stayed with Israeli hostages in Entebbe

Thu, 23 May 2019 19:14:09 +0000

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

Wed, 17 Apr 2019 17:07:32 +0000

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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French pilot who stayed with hijacked Israelis, Jews at Entebbe dies aged 95

Wed, 27 Mar 2019 11:38:27 +0000

Tributes pour in for Michel Bacos, who refused the terrorists’ offer of release and, with his crew, remained captive with the plane's Jewish hostages

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Israel brings tourists to Entebbe for first time since legendary hostage rescue

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 14:38:38 +0000

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

Fri, 31 Aug 2018 15:21:27 +0000

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

Fri, 02 Mar 2018 17:46:46 +0000

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

Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:10:43 +0000

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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