Yonatan Netanyahu

The other legacy of Entebbe: Israel’s forgotten African partnerships - opinion

Fifty years after the famous rescue, Israel should remember not only a military triumph, but the African partnerships that made it possible – and the lessons they hold for the future

Israeli army chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Mordechai Gur, gives a press conference following Operation Entebbe, in which Israeli special forces rescued 100 hostages held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on July 3, 1976.Premium
Uganda’s military chief unveiled a memorial for Yoni Netanyahu.

Uganda unveils Yoni Netanyahu memorial at Entebbe Airport 50 years after rescue operation

 PASSENGERS RESCUED in the Entebbe raid are welcomed home by loved ones at Ben-Gurion Airport in July 1976.

Former hostages return to Entebbe, confronting memory, trauma and history

Model of Entebbe control tower and terminal, seen at a parachutist’s house during planning stages, June-July 1976.

Operation Entebbe, 50 years on: The rescue that reshaped Jewish history


Was Netanyahu chosen by God, or judged too harshly by man? - opinion

There was a young man who was chosen. He did not choose himself. In fact, he had no plans to enter politics and no ambition to become prime minister. Yet God often chooses people who never expect it.

Israeli cabinet minister and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot is consoled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he attends the funeral of his son Gal Meir Eisenkot, 25, an Israeli solider, who was killed in northern Gaza during the ground operation by Israel's military in Gaza.

State Archives releases thousands of documents for Entebbe rescue's 50th anniversary

Alongside previously released materials, the State Archives is publishing in full the files related to the Entebbe operation, some of which had already been partially disclosed.

A police officer clears the way for rescued Air France hostages arriving in Tel Aviv after returning from Entebbe

Yoni Netanyahu Honored for Changing the World’s Response to Terrorism

The memory of Yonathan Netanyahu was honored at a ceremony in Porto as a champion who defended the dignity of Jewish families everywhere

At the ceremony Mileikowsky receives the award on behalf of the Netanyahu family in Porto

This week in Jewish history: Yoni and Entebbe raid, Law of Return passed

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

 KIKAR YONI, Yoni Square in Jerusalem, is named for the heroic Netanyahu brother who fell in the 1976 raid on Entebbe.