This was a superb account of the israeli raid to rescue jewish hostages held at the entebbe airport after a hijack in 1976. With peter finch, charles bronson, yaphet kotto, martin balsam. Back to entebbe the fear, the flight and the fight of the miraculous hostage rescue as told by those who executed it 30 years ago. In july 1976, an air france flight from telaviv to paris via athens was hijacked and forced to land in entebbe, uganda. Tout sur raid sur entebbe peter finch charles bronson, dvd zone 2 et toute lactualite en dvd et bluray. Netanyahu said the entebbe raid was a watershed moment for israel when the country learned to stand up for itself. The film stars charles bronson, horst buchholz, peter finch, james woods, and yaphet kotto as uganda president idi amin. Israels raid on entebbe was almost a disaster telegraph.
An air france airplane was hijacked on 27 june 1976. This note will examine the israeli commando raid on entebbe. The epic tale of operation entebbe, historys most daring. The plane lands at entebbe in uganda, then under the rule of idi amin, and the israeli. On june 27, 1976, a jet carrying an international mix of passengers is hijacked by. Battle summary and timeline on june 27, air france flight 9 departed tel aviv for paris with a stop in athens. Film brings entebbe hero to life the jerusalem post. The plane lands in entebbe, uganda, where presidentforlife idi amin yaphet kotto struts about feigning concern, though his sympathy toward the hijackers is obvious. Campaignbox palestinian insurgency in south lebanon operation entebbe was a counterterrorist hostagerescue mission carried out by commandos of the israel defense forces idf at entebbe airport in uganda on 4 july 1976. True story of a daring israeli commando assault on the entebbe airport in uganda to free hostages of a terrorist hijacking. A routine commercial flight on air france made its way from tel aviv to paris. Operation entebbe covert history wiki fandom powered.
Israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his countrys raid on ugandas entebbe airport 40 years ago, in which his brother was killed, changed the course of his life. Operation thunderbolt by saul david the boston globe. During the raid 20 ugandan soldiers, one israeli commando, seven pflp guerrillas and three hostages were killed. The fate of the hostages rode with a c descending out of the. Bbc news middle east entebbe raid sparked joy and anger. How kenya played a vital, silent role in entebbe, the most audacious hostage rescue in history nairobis underappreciated logistical part in operation entebbe cemented continued security. Amos goren, interviewed in the film, was a 22yearold commando who flew to entebbe in the back seat of a mercedes. Raid on entebbe irvin kershner, usa 1976 and mivtsa yonatan operation. Entebbe raid, july 34, 1976, rescue by an israeli commando squad of 103 hostages from a french jet airliner hijacked en route from israel to france. That raid is the subject of saul davids new book, operation thunderbolt. Operation entebbe or operation thunderbolt was a successful counterterrorist hostagerescue mission carried out by commandos of the israel defense forces idf at entebbe airport in uganda on 4 july 1976 a week earlier, on 27 june, an air france airbus a300 jet airliner with 248 passengers had been hijacked by two members of the popular front for the liberation of palestine external. The battle of entebbe raid premium assignment help. On june 27, 1976, four terrorists two of the popular front for the liberation of palestine and two of the german baadermeinhof terrorist group highjacked a passenger jet and forced a landing in entebbe, uganda. Le raid dentebbe, aussi connu sous le nom operation entebbe ou operation thunderbolt, sest.
The palestinian freedom fighters wanted the release of prisoners held in israel and four other countries. Intelligence officers bookshelf central intelligence agency. On 27 june 1976, air france flight 9 was hijacked en route from tel aviv to paris by two german nationals and two palestinians, first to benghazi, libya, and then to entebbe airport. The battle of entebbe raid the battle of entebbe raid is a potent illustration of the effects of terrorism in the community. A brief look at israels rescue of hostages from uganda, includes digital reenactment.
Raid on entebbe is a 1977 television film directed by irvin kershner the empire strikes back based on the true story of the israeli commando mission to liberate the hostages at the entebbe airport in kampala, uganda, on july 4, 1976. City in uganda, the scene of an israeli hostage rescue operation. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious hostage rescue mission in history by saul david little brown, 446 pp. The hijackers landed the plane at benghazi, libya and flew it from there to entebbe in uganda, where all nonjewish. Peter finch and charles bronson starred in raid on entebbe. Raid on entebbe constitutes one of two allstar madefortv reenactments of the entebbe rescue of july 4, 1976. Israels raid on entebbe was almost a disaster the daring hostage rescue was a pr coup but 40 years on, new scholarship reveals how it was almost sunk by infighting and blunders. Many of the hostages were later released but 106 israelis and jews were still held. In entebbe rescue exhibit, new stories of anguish and heroism. Israels raid on entebbe, thirtyfive years ago today. Entebbe raid it was a shock for us, amir ofer, the first commando to enter the terminal where the hostages were held, told the bbc news website. Hijacking of air france airbus by followers of popular. Starring daniel bruhl, rosamund pike, eddie marsan, denis menochet, ben schnetzer and lior ashkenazi. Israeli familiarity with the setup ilt entebbe airport facilitated the comman do raid.
It was a great loss, not only because he was our commander, but. Morituri raid on entebbe soundtrack from 1965, 1977, composed by jerry goldsmith, david shire. We lost an extremely talented officer, who we knew personally. Operation entebbe was a rescue mission performed by several idf units in uganda 4,000 kilometers from israel on july 4 th 1976, for the liberation of 98 jewish and israeli hostages. Entebbe raid humiliated amin, nearly caused east african. The film recounts the story of operation entebbe, a 1976 counterterrorist hostagerescue operation. A week earlier, on 27 june, an air france plane with 248 passengers was hijacked, by terrorists of the popular front for the.
Operation entebbe simple english wikipedia, the free. The mission was later renamed operation jonathan in honor of yonatan netanyahu. The entebbe incident case western reserve university school of. The entebbe rescue operation jewish virtual library. Israelis rescue entebbe hostages israeli commandos have rescued 100 hostages, mostly israelis or jews, held by propalestinian hijackers at entebbe airport in uganda. Speaking shortly after his arrival in uganda, netanyahu praised israels commando raid on the airport which freed israeli hostages from a. On 27 june 1976, four terrorists two of the popular front for the liberation of palestine and two of the german baadermeinhof terrorist group highjacked a passenger jet and forced a landing in entebbe, uganda. At about 0100 local time 2200gmt, ugandan soldiers and the hijackers were taken completely by surprise when three hercules transport planes landed after a 2,500mile trip. On june 27, 1976, a jet carrying an international mix of passengers is hijacked by propalestinian revolutionaries. Over 200 passengers on an air france flight are held hostage over seven days in the summer of 1976. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious hostage rescue mission in history. On june 27 th, an air france aircraft was hijacked by palestinian and german terrorists. Israel had previously trained amins air force and army and had begun the construction of the airport. Operation entebbe, also known as operation jonathan, was an israeli hostage rescue mission.
Raid on entebbe internet movie firearms database guns. As late as 2011, when the us military planned its operation to capture and kill osama bin laden, the man in charge was admiral william mcraven. The entebbe raid was a bold military operation that cast israel into the international spotlight and signaled a high point in israeli history, as it earned admiration on a global scale. The film recounted the events and response of the israeli government and the controversy that the rescue stirred. Throughout the hostage situation, amin had played a highwire act, oscillating between supporting and protecting the. Pdf on jan 1, 2015, tobias ebbrechthartmann and others published the missing. It is speculated that in the days preceding the entebbe raid. The dilemma facing the israeli government as it tried to decide on a course of action was believably portrayed, the plight of the hostages seemed very real, and, even though one knows what the outcome will be this, is, after all based on an historical event i was glued. Israels raid on entebbe, thirtyfive years ago today by debbie schlussel on americas independence day, lets not forget another important anniversary for western civilization vs. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious hostage. In entebbe rescue exhibit, new stories of anguish and heroism retired mossad officer avner avraham, the curator, says fresh material from legendary 1976 mission has been coming in daily. After stopping at athens, the airliner was hijacked on june 27 by members of the popular front for the liberation of palestine and the red army faction a west german radical leftist group and flown to entebbe, ugan.
Watch entebbe 2017 hd movie beyond the lights full movie. The battle was part of the ongoing conflict between arabs and israel. As a new book on the raid on entebbe is published, we look at what really happened. How kenya played a vital, silent role in entebbe, the. The entebbe raid was part of the ongoing arabisraeli conflict, which occurred on july 4, 1976, when the israeli sayeret matkal commandos landed at entebbe in uganda. The airbus landed at entebbe airport in uganda at 3. The raid on entebbe has been mythologised in books, articles, and movies. Colonel yehonathan nethaniyahuseized the hostages including the air france crew and flew back with them to israel after refuelling in nairobi kenya.
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