Before the raid in Uganda, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Defense Minister Shimon Peres argued over whether to negotiate with terrorists. As expected, on July 4, 1976, the United States celebrated ...

Have you ever come out of a movie and wanted to go right to the ticket counter to get your money back? That was my first reaction after paying too much, or for that matter, paying anything, to see the ...

Robert Maimoni watched with tears in his eyes observing the moments of national ecstasy that were generated by Operation Entebbe. On July 4, 1976, a commando unit of the Israel Defense Forces rescued ...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) introduces members of his delegation to Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni after arriving to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Operation Entebbe at the ...

If you are going to make yet another movie about Israel’s brave and heroic rescue of the hostages during the 1976 hijacking of an Air France jet en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, it would be wise to ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — It was perhaps the most daring Israeli military exploit ever — a rescue raid in Africa that inspired Hollywood films and became etched in Israeli history. Nearly four decades ...

Narendra Modi Israel visit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Israel for his three-day visit on July 4, 2017, which incidentally also marked the 41st anniversary of the famous Israeli rescue ...

As a Jew, the fear that something might happen to you is not abstract. It’s real. And if it ever does, I would bet every dollar I have that my Israeli passport would save me. The impression one gets ...

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As expected, on July 4, 1976, the United States celebrated its bicentennial with a flurry of patriotic pride and hype. The surprise was that the day also brought one of the most miraculous events in ...