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What I Witnessed in Entebbe // A Givati Brigade commando who was part of the mission tells the story of the famous rescue.

JL;DR SUMMARY The Entebbe raid by the Israeli Defense Forces on July 4, 1976, remains one of the most successful counterterrorism operations, with members from the Golani Brigade, including the author, involved in evacuating hostages under fire. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Shimon PeresIsraeli Defense ForcesGolani BrigadeHijackingCounterterrorismUgandaIdi AminSayeret MatkalYoni NetanyahuEntebbe Raid

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