No Mission Is Impossible (35 page)

Eban, Abba, 89

Eden, Anthony, 64

Efron, Moshe, 45

Egoz Commando Unit (IDF), 158, 278, 279

Egypt

  
Black Arrow Operation and, 38, 39, 43-46

  
and Camp David Accords, 189

  
Czechoslovakia arms deal with, 50, 62

  
and downing of Ilyushin ll-14, 53-58

  
French relations with, 63

  
Green Island raid and, 103-11

  
and Hamas-Israeli mediation, 288, 298

  
Jordan's military pact with, 89

  
Pillar of Defense Operation and, 296, 297

  
and prisoner exchanges, 156

  
and proposal for cease-fire in Gaza, 300

  
Ras Gharib raid and, 123-30

  
and rescue of Jews from Ethiopia, 310

  
Sinai Campaign and, 50, 53, 60, 61-73

  
Six Day War and, 3, 77-87, 89, 92

  
Soviet relations with, 50, 62, 122, 132-38

  
War of Attrition and, 102, 103-11, 115, 123-30, 132-38

  
War of Independence and, 28, 30

  
Yom Kippur War and, 178, 179-90, 192-201

Egyptian Air Force

  
Green Island raid and, 105

  
Sinai Campaign and, 53

  
Six Day War and, 79-87, 89

  
Soviets pilots and, 132-38

  
War of Attrition and, 105, 132-38

Egyptian Army

  
Black Arrow Operation and, 39

  
“Chinese Farm” and, 192-201

  
IDF defeat of (1967), 133

  
Ras Gharib raid and, 123-30

  
Sinai Campaign and, 53, 72

  
Six Day War and, 78

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

890th Paratroop Battalion (IDF), 38, 72, 196-201

Eilam, Uzi

  
Black Arrow Operation and, 43, 44, 45, 46-47

  
professional career of, 319

  
Six Day War and, 47, 92, 96

Eini, Marcelle, 151

Eitan, Boaz, 155-56

Eitan, Rafael “Raful”

  
and Beirut airport bombing, 114

  
death of, 321

  
Golan Heights and, 204, 205, 207, 209, 211, 212, 227

  
Green Island raid and, 105, 106, 107, 109

  
and Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor, 226, 227

  
Jerusalem and, 35

  
and Lebanon, 238, 248, 251

  
Peace for Galilee Operation and, 238

  
personal and professional background of, 227, 321

  
Ras Gharib raid and, 128

  
as role model for Mordechai, 197

  
Sinai Campaign and, 61, 66, 67, 72-73, 105, 227

  
Six Day War and, 105, 227

  
War of Attrition and, 105, 106, 107, 109, 128

  
War of Independence and, 35

  
Yom Kippur War, 204, 205, 207, 209, 211, 212, 227

El Al planes, 114, 146, 149, 315

Elazar, David “Dado”

  
and assassination of Black September leaders, 166, 167-68, 172, 174

  
“Chinese Farm” and, 198

  
Crate Operations and, 155-56, 157

  
death of, 319

  
Green Island raid and, 104

  
and hijacking of Sebana Airlines plane, 143, 145, 147, 149

  
Jerusalem and, 35

  
Palmach and, 181

  
prisoner exchanges and, 155-56, 157

  
professional career of, 319

  
Spring of Youth Operation and, 166, 167-68, 172, 174

  
War of Attrition and, 104

  
War of Independence and, 35

  
Yom Kippur War and, 178, 180, 198

Eldar, Shlomi, 291

Eldar, Yossi, 206

Elder, George, 168

Eliashiv, Yoram, 94

Eliyahu, Eitan Ben, 132, 134, 322

Elkayam, Saadia “Suppapo,” 38, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46

Entebbe raid (Uganda, 1976)

  
Air France crew at, 13, 16, 20, 22

  
Air France Flight 139 lands at, 5

  
and Amin's “double,” 14, 15, 17

  
Fantasy Council and, 10, 11, 14, 16, 24

  
and France, 7, 10, 12-13

  
heroes at, 25-26

  
and hijackers demands, 8

  
hostages at, 5-16, 20, 21-22, 24, 252

  
importance of, 252

  
Israeli attack on, 16-22

  
Israeli plans for attack on, 5-16, 24, 25

  
Mercedes at, 14, 15, 16, 17, 25

  
return of Israelis from, 22-23, 26

Epstein, Shlomo, 93

Eran, Omer, 150

Erdogan, Tayyip, 235

Erez, Hayim, 187

Eshel, Amir, 137-38, 294, 322

Eshkol, Levi, 76, 78, 88, 91, 97, 102

Eshkol, Yirmi, 94

Ethiopia

  
civil war in, 314

  
rescue of Jews from, 309-17

European Union, 296-97

Ezra, First Sergeant (IDF), 125-26

Falame (Jordan): attack on, 39-40

Fantasy Council: and Entebbe, 10, 11, 14, 16, 24

Fatah terrorists, 174, 240, 258, 259, 260, 279.
See also specific person

fedayeen, 46, 61

Feinman, Tuvia, 132-33

50th Battalion (IDF), 125, 126, 166, 167, 168, 169, 189, 190

51st Battalion (IDF), 217, 219, 220, 267, 282

51st Brigade, Syrian, 204

55th Paratroopers Reserve Brigade (IDF), 6, 90, 99, 320

515th Intelligence Service Unit (IDF), 132, 133.
See also
Unit 8200 (IDF)

Flotilla 13 (IDF Navy Seals), 168, 169, 171, 172, 173, 309, 310, 311, 321

Focus, Operation

  
importance of, 252

  
and Six Day War, 77-87, 252

4th Armored Division (Egyptian), 182

14th Armored Brigade (IDF), 193

401st Brigade “Iron Trails” (IDF), 289

Fradkin, Yossi, 92

France

  
and “Boats of Cherbourg,” 113-21

  
Egypt's relationship with, 63

  
and embargo on weapons for Israel, 76, 78, 112, 114, 115

  
and Entebbe, 7, 10, 12-13

  
and Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor, 226

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

  
Sevres summit and, 63-66

  
Sinai Campaign and, 50, 60, 62-66, 72

  
Six Day War and, 76, 78

  
and Suez Canal, 50, 60, 62-66, 72

  
warning to PLO from, 261

Frenkel, Naftali, 298-99

Friedman, Breindel, 141

Friedman, Mordechai, 93, 116

Ga'ash Division (IDF), 244, 245

Galant, Yoav, 289, 291, 292-93, 324

Galilee Division (IDF), 245

Gantz, Benny, 294, 300, 316-17

Gaza

  
Black Arrow Operation in, 38-39, 42, 43-47

  
Cast Lead Operation in, 287-93, 294, 295, 324

  
Egyptian proposal for cease-fire in, 300

  
Hamas in, 286, 287-305

  
Iran as weapons supplier for terrorists in, 266, 270

  
Israeli retreat from, 286, 320

  
kidnapping and murder of three teenagers in, 298-99, 304

  
Pillar of Defense Operation in, 293-98, 302

  
Protective Edge Operation in, 298, 299-304

  
terrorists in, 286, 287-305

  
underground tunnels in, 287-88, 300-301

Gazit, Shlomo, 8, 24

German Revolutionary Cells, 4

Gershon, Yitzhak “Jerry,” 280, 285, 324

Gideons, 52

Givati Brigade (IDF), 39-40, 289

Globe and Mail
newspaper (Canada): and Cast Lead Operation, 290-91

Golan Heights

  
Six Day War and, 3, 99, 102

  
Syria and, 202, 203-13

  
Yom Kippur War and, 174, 180, 202, 203-13, 289

Golan, Yoav, 220

Golani Brigade (IDF)

  
Cast Lead Operation and, 289

  
Defensive Shield Operation and, 279, 280, 282

  
Peace for Galilee Operation and, 239, 240, 242, 243-46

  
Yom Kippur War and, 214, 215-21

Gold, Danny, 303

Goldstein, Dov, 72

Goldstone, Richard, 292

Gonen, Shmuel, 200

Government of National Unity, 76

Gozlan, Menachem, 199

Grapes of Wrath, Operation, 301

Great Britain

  
and Defensive Shield Operation, 279

  
Sevres summit and, 63-66

  
and Sinai Campaign, 50, 60, 62-66, 72

  
Six Day War and, 78

  
and Suez Canal, 50, 60, 62-66, 72

  
and War of Independence, 28, 137

  
in World War II, 128

“Grechkos” (Russian language specialists), 133, 137

Green Island: raid on, 103-11

Greid, Zeharia.
See
Atrash, Abd Aziz el

Gulf War, first (1991), 231, 296

Gur, Mordechai “Motta”

  
and Black Arrow Operation, 43, 47

  
and Brzezinski visit, 15

  
Crate Operations and, 157, 158

  
Davidi and, 90

  
Dayan and, 91

  
death of, 320

  
Eitan as IDF chief of staff successor to, 227

  
and Entebbe, 6-7, 8, 9-10, 11-12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 22, 24, 320

  
Jerusalem and, 6, 91, 92, 96, 97, 98-100, 320

  
Peres and, 12, 13, 24

  
and prisoner exchanges, 158

  
professional career of, 6, 90-91, 320

  
Rabin and, 6

  
Sharon and, 6, 90, 91

  
Sinai Campaign and, 67, 68, 69, 70, 91

  
Six Day War and, 6, 90, 92, 96, 97, 98-100, 320

  
speech of, 99-100

  
and Temple Mount, 6, 98-100

  
War of Independence and, 6, 90

  
Yom Kippur War and, 182

Gur, Rita, 91

Gur, Ruthy, 98

Guttal, Didier, 95

Habib, Philip, 252

Haddad, Shmuel, 289

Haddad, Wadie, 3, 6, 23

Hadiri, Ali, 282

Hadley, Stephen, 233

Haganah, 64-65

Hagoel, Yossef, 93

Hakim, Jackie, 198

Halaili, Abu Haled el, 4

Haleor, Yechiel, 124

Halsa, Theresa, 140-41, 152

Halutz, Dan, 267, 275, 324

Hamas

  
and Cast Lead Operation, 287-93, 294, 295, 324

  
cease-fire between Israel and, 288, 298

  
and Defensive Shield Operation, 281, 282

  
Egyptian mediation between Israel and, 288, 298

  
and Egyptian proposal for cease-fire in Gaza, 300

  
in Gaza, 286, 287-305

  
and kidnapping and murder of three teenagers in Gaza, 299, 304

  
and Pillar of Defense Operation, 293-98, 302

  
training camps for, 295

  
U.S. denunciation of, 297

Haniyeh, Ismail, 297

Har-Zion, Meir “Har,” 41-42, 45, 67, 97, 320

Har-Zion, Shoshana, 42, 320

Harel Brigade (IDF), 30-32

Harlev, Rafi, 8

Harnik, Giora “Goni,” 242, 243, 244, 245-46

Harnik, Raya, 244

Harpaz, Rami, 132

Hasson, Miriam.
See
Halsa, Theresa

Hatzor airbase (Israel): bombing of, 81

Hawatmeh, Nayef, 166

Hawk Squadron (IAF), 232

Hebron: Israeli attack on, 42

Hershko, Surin, 19

Herut party, 91

Herzog, Yitzhak HaLevi, 32-33

Hetz, Yaki, 95

Hezbollah, 233, 236, 269, 301

Hod, Mordechai “Motti”

  
and hijacking of Sebana Airlines plane, 143

  
professional career of, 321

  
Ras Gharib raid and, 125

  
Six Day War and, 81, 82, 85

  
and Soviet pilots with Egyptian Air Force, 134, 135, 137

  
War of Attrition and, 125, 134, 135, 137

Hofesh, Levi, 71, 126

Hofi, Yitzhak “Haka”

  
Crate Operations and, 158

  
Entebbe and, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15

  
Golan Heights and, 204, 205-6

  
and Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor, 227

  
Mount Hermon and, 216