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Israeli Commando Gives Insiders View on Entebbe Mission
Yishai Fleisher147.2K views • 899 likes • 143 comments14 years ago • 17:50 min
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Yishai interviews Lt. Col. (ret.) Shai Ish-Shalom, a member of the Israeli commando force that freed Jewish hostages in Entebbe, Uganda. Beginning at 1:57 Ish-Shalom talks to Yishai about his growing up in Israel and his experience as a member of Sayeret Matkal, the most prestigious unit in the Israel Defense Forces along with his personal ideology about Jewish defense in both Israel and the Diaspora. Shai is a counter-terrorism expert and one of the senior instructors at Caliber 3. Lt. Col. Sharon Gat (Counter-terror expert, Founder and Chief Instructor at Caliber 3) is seen doing a demonstration in the video at 2:15. For more information visit http://caliber3range.com
Credits:
Camera - Malkah Fleisher
Interviewer - Yishai Fleisher
Video editor - Yocheved Seidman
This video is a partnership production of JewishPress.com and Yishai Fleisher Projects
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Editor's note: At minute 4:43 Shai mentions this his father was one of the founders of Kibbutz Hanita. Viewers will be interested in reading the astounding tale of Jewish heroism that is the history of Kibbutz Hanita here http://www.hanita.co.il/history.htm If you want to understand where a Jew like Lt. Col. Shai Ish-Shalom comes from and how he came to be so determined and strong, the history of Kibbutz Hanita is required reading.
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