Aliyah - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Aliyah: Encyclopedia - Aliyah
Aliyah (Hebrew: עלייה; "ascent") is a term widely used to mean Jewish immigration to the Land of Israel (and since its establishment...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aliyah: Encyclopedia Ii - Aliyah - Aliyot
Aliyah - First Aliyah 1882-1903. Between 1882 and 1903, approximately 35,000 Jews immigrated to Palestine, then a province of the Ottom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aliyah: Encyclopedia Ii - Aliyah - Aliyot
Aliyah - First Aliyah 1882-1903. Between 1882 and 1903, approximately 35,000 Jews immigrated to Palestine, then a province of the Ottom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Exodus From Arab Lands: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Exodus From Arab Lands - Jews Flee Arab States 1948-
Beginning in the late 19th century, the Zionist movement led to an immigration of Jews to Ottoman-ruled Palestine (which did not exist as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Law Of Return: Encyclopedia Ii - Law Of Return - Controversy
Critics claim that the Law of Return is part of a larger system of discrimination ("institutional apartheid"), whereby Israeli Jews are g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oslo Accords: Encyclopedia - Oslo Accords
The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles (D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World Zionist Organization: Encyclopedia - World Zionist Organization
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yerida: Encyclopedia - Yerida
Yerida (Hebrew: ירידה Translit.: yerida Translated: descent) is the term widely used to mean emigration by Jews and Israelis from th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agudat Israel: Encyclopedia - Agudat Israel
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Israel: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Israel
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bnei Akiva: Encyclopedia - Bnei Akiva
Bnei Akiva is the world's largest youth movement of Religious Zionism. It is active all over the world, with over 50,000 members. Bnei Ak...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baal Teshuva: Encyclopedia - Baal Teshuva
Baal teshuva (or baal teshuvah) (Hebrew: "master of repentance") or chozer bi-teshuva ("one who returns in repentance") refers to a Jew (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bilu: Encyclopedia - Bilu
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aaliyah: Encyclopedia - Aaliyah
Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), better known simply as her stage name Aaliyah, was an American R&B sing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israel: Encyclopedia - Israel
The State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל ▶ (help·info); Medinat Yisra'el; Arabic: دَوْلَةْ إِسْ�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Torah Judaism: Encyclopedia - United Torah Judaism
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yad Vashem: Encyclopedia - Yad Vashem
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basic Laws Of Israel: Encyclopedia - Basic Laws Of Israel
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archaeology Of Israel: Encyclopedia - Archaeology Of Israel
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Balfour Declaration 1917: Encyclopedia - Balfour Declaration 1917
The Balfour Declaration was a letter dated November 2, 1917 from British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour on behalf of the British ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Exodus From Arab Lands: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Exodus From Arab Lands - History Of Jews In Arab Lands Pre-1948
Excluding the region of Palestine, and omitting the accounts of Joseph and Moses as unverifiable, Jews have lived in what are now Arab st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bnei Menashe: Encyclopedia - Bnei Menashe
The Bnei Menashe ("Children of Menasseh", Hebrew בני מנשה) are an estimated 7000 Jewish converts from India's remote North-Eastern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yamam: Encyclopedia - Yamam
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Altalena Affair: Encyclopedia - Altalena Affair
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arab-israeli Conflict: Encyclopedia - Arab-israeli Conflict
The Arab-Israeli conflict is a long-running conflict in the Middle East concerning self-determination of the Jews in the Land of Israel a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yom Ha'atzma'ut: Encyclopedia - Yom Ha'atzma'ut
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Of Attrition: Encyclopedia - War Of Attrition
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1949 Armistice Agreements: Encyclopedia - 1949 Armistice Agreements
The 1949 Armistice Agreements are a set of agreements signed during 1949 between Israel and its neighbors Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Services: Encyclopedia - Jewish Services
Jewish services are the communal prayer recitations which form part of the observance of Judaism. These prayers, often with instructions ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Camp David Accords 1978: Encyclopedia - Camp David Accords 1978
The Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on September 17, 1978, fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Law Of Return: Encyclopedia Ii - Law Of Return - Applicability
See also Who is a Jew Amongst those who are in favor of retaining the Law, controversy exists over its wording. The Law's definition of a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Exodus From Arab Lands: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Exodus From Arab Lands - Absorbing Jewish Refugees
Of the nearly 900,000 Jewish refugees, approximately 600,000 were absorbed by Israel; the remainder went to Europe and the Americas. Toda...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Law Of Return: Encyclopedia Ii - Law Of Return - The Law
The Law of Return and the Law on Citizenship were enacted by the Knesset, Israel's Parliament in the summer of 1950 (on the Jewish calend...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1947 Un Partition Plan: Encyclopedia - 1947 Un Partition Plan
On 29 November 1947 the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine, a plan to resolve the Arab-Jewish conflict in the British Mandate of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zaka: Encyclopedia - Zaka
ZAKA זק"א - איתור חילוץ והצלה - חסד של אמת (an abbreviation for "Identifying Victims of Disaster" (in Hebrew: Z...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zionism: Encyclopedia - Zionism
Zionism is a political movement and an ideology that supports a Jewish homeland in the Land of Israel, where the Jewish nation originated...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Wall: Encyclopedia - Western Wall
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yom Hazikaron: Encyclopedia - Yom Hazikaron
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israel Aircraft Industries: Encyclopedia Ii - Israel Aircraft Industries - Products
Israel Aircraft Industries - Civilian Air systems. Arava - medium sized STOL transport aircraft Westwind business jet Astra/Galaxy bus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hatikvah: Encyclopedia Ii - Hatikvah - History
The Hatikvah text was written by the Galician poet Naphtali Herz Imber in Zloczow (Ukraine) in 1878 as a nine-stanza poem named Tikvatenu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lavon Affair: Encyclopedia Ii - Lavon Affair - Operation Suzannah
In the early 1950s the United States began pressuring the British to withdraw from the Suez Canal, abandoning two operative treaties, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World Zionist Organization: Encyclopedia Ii - World Zionist Organization - Membership And Delegations
Membership in the WZO was open to all Jews, and the right to vote for delegates to the Congresses was secured by the purchase of the Zion...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israel Border Police: Encyclopedia Ii - Israel Border Police - History
The Border Police was founded as the Frontier Corps (Hebrew: חיל הספר), a gendarmerie under the IDF in 1949 with the task of provi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israel Defense Forces: Encyclopedia Ii - Israel Defense Forces - Overview
Israel Defense Forces - Service and manpower. National military service is compulsory for Jewish men and women over the age of 17, alt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israel-jordan Treaty Of Peace: Encyclopedia Ii - Israel-jordan Treaty Of Peace - Articles Of The Treaty
The following is a synopsis of the treaty's thirty articles: Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace - Article 1: Peace established. Peace is est...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flag Of Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Flag Of Israel - Origin Of The Flag
The flag of the State of Israel is simply showing a Star of David on a tallit, the traditional Jewish prayer shawl. The Israelites used a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yad Vashem: Encyclopedia Ii - Yad Vashem - Museum
In 1993, the Yad Vashem institute decided to build a new, larger museum to replace the old, smaller museum, which was built during the 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hashomer Hatzair: Encyclopedia Ii - Hashomer Hatzair - Early Formation
Hashomer Hatzair came into being as a result of the merger of two groups, Hashomer ("The Guard") a Zionist scouting group, and Ze'irei Zi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gush Emunim: Encyclopedia Ii - Gush Emunim - History
In 1968, a group of future Gush Emunim members led by Rabbi Moshe Levinger began a squat in the middle of the West Bank town of Hebron. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mossad: Encyclopedia Ii - Mossad - Introduction
Mossad is one of the world's best-known and most highly regarded intelligence agencies. It is known for its efficiency, and some believe ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foreign Relations Of Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Foreign Relations Of Israel - Diplomatic Relations With Over 150 Countries
Ever since the establishment of Israel in 1948, the state faced problems in its foreign policy. In 1948, Israel was in diplomatic isolati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Israel - Legislative Branch
Politics of Israel - Knesset. Main article: Knesset The Knesset (lit. assembly) is Israel's unicameral parliament, whose 120 members ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Israel Defense Forces: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Israel Defense Forces - Timeline And Major Events
History of the Israel Defense Forces - Before 1948. Following the 1947 UN Partition Plan which divided the British Mandate of Palestine...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Israelis: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Israelis - Historical Figures
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Political Parties In Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Political Parties In Israel - The Parties
List of political parties in Israel - Parties with representation in the 16th Knesset הכנסת ה-16. Main articles: Knesset, and [[...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yom Ha'atzma'ut: Encyclopedia Ii - Yom Ha'atzma'ut - New Israeli/jewish Holidays
Since the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, the Chief Rabbinate of Israel has established four new Jewish holidays. Yom Ha'Shoah ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arab-israeli Conflict: Encyclopedia Ii - Arab-israeli Conflict - Reasons For The Conflict
The Arab-Israeli conflict is the result of numerous factors. Reasons cited for the conflict therefore vary from participant to participan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sayeret: Encyclopedia Ii - Sayeret - Sayeret Units In The Idf
Combat brigades in the IDF usually have a company with improved weaponry, also known as plugat siyur (Hebrew: פלוגת-סיור, pl. pl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Science And Technology In Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Science And Technology In Israel - Famous Israeli Scientists
Science and technology in Israel - Nobel Prize Winners. See also: List of Jewish Nobel Prize winners Three Israelis have won science ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israeli Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Israeli Literature - History
The selection of authors mentioned here is according to the articles under References below. Quoted text is from the 2003 article except ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israeli Security Forces: Encyclopedia Ii - Israeli Security Forces - General Remarks
The ISF are viewed by most experts as one of the best in their fields, especially in counter-terrorism. Many of the world's security expe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Refusal To Serve In The Israeli Military: Encyclopedia Ii - Refusal To Serve In The Israeli Military - Refusals Actions And Movements
Refusal to serve in the Israeli military - The high school seniors' letter. On April 28, 1970, a group of high school seniors about to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transportation In Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Transportation In Israel - Ports And Harbors
Transportation in Israel - Mediterranean Sea. Ashdod Ashkelon Hadera Haifa Herzliyya Tel Aviv-Yafo Transportation in Israel - Red Se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shabak: Encyclopedia Ii - Shabak - History
Shabak - Foundation. With the declaration of Israeli Independence, the Shin Bet was founded, as a branch of the Israel Defense Forces, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israeli Peace Camp: Encyclopedia Ii - Israeli Peace Camp - Criticism
The Israeli peace camp is highly criticized for lacking realism given the absence of a corresponding movement on the Arab side of the con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Supreme Court Of Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Supreme Court Of Israel - Judges
Supreme Court of Israel - Appointment. Supreme Court Justices, as well as all other judges, are appointed by the President of the State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Services: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Services - Shabbat Services
Jewish services - Friday night services. Shabbat services begin on Friday evening with the weekday Mincha (see above), followed in some...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jerusalem Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Jerusalem Law - Text Of The Law
"Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel Jerusalem, Capital of Israel: 1. Jerusalem, complete and united, is the capital of Israel. Seat ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israel Police: Encyclopedia Ii - Israel Police - Organization
The Israeli Police is a professional force, with some 30,000 officers on payroll. There are also some 70,000 Citizen Guard (Ma'shaz) volu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Torah Umadda: Encyclopedia Ii - Torah Umadda - Philosophy
Torah Umadda, as formulated today, is to a large extent a product of the teachings and philosphy of Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik (1903-1993)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Israel - Judaism In Israel
Most citizens in the State of Israel are Jewish, and most Israeli Jews practice Judaism in some form. While Judaism has always affirmed a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Zionist Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Zionist Movement - Ideology
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israel Railways: Encyclopedia Ii - Israel Railways - Lines
One railway line goes North along the coast reaching Haifa, the Krayot, and Nahariya. One goes South to Be'er Sheva with a new spur from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israel And The United Nations: Encyclopedia Ii - Israel And The United Nations - History
Both the League of Nations's 1922 Mandate for Palestine and the 1947 UN Partition Plan supported the aim of Zionism: the establishment of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yamam: Encyclopedia Ii - Yamam - History
The YAMAM was established after the Maalot massacre, where a failed operation by military special forces units ended with 21 children mur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kibbutz: Encyclopedia Ii - Kibbutz - History
Kibbutz - Origins. Conditions were hard for all subjects of the Russian Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but they were...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Levy Israeli Politician: Encyclopedia Ii - David Levy Israeli Politician - Political Complications
As a senior Likud figure, Levy gained a huge following. While Likud leader Shamir proved often to be an aloof and incompetent player when...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kadima: Encyclopedia Ii - Kadima - Birth Of The New Party
Kadima - Awaiting a political big bang. The political tug-of-war between Ariel Sharon and his right-wing supporters, both within the Li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Camp David Accords 1978: Encyclopedia Ii - Camp David Accords 1978 - Background
Upon assuming office on January 20, 1977, President Carter moved to rejuvenate the Middle Eastern peace process that had stalled througho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Torah Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - United Torah Judaism - Formation Of The Party
UTJ was always a coalition of two factions: The Degel HaTorah ("Flag of Torah") party that is guided by the rabbinic heads of Haredi Ash...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israeli Arab: Encyclopedia Ii - Israeli Arab - Legal And Political Status
Arab Israelis are citizens of Israel with equal political rights. In 1948, Israel's Declaration of Independence called upon the Arab inha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Israel - Statistics
GDP: purchasing power parity - $129 billion (2004 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 3.9% (2004 est.) GDP - per capita: purchasing power parit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Balad Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Balad Israel - Allegations Against Balad
While there is no evidence to sustain such claims, Balad is nevertheless alleged by some to support Hezbollah and the Ba'athist governmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israeli Air Force: Encyclopedia Ii - Israeli Air Force - History
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Knesset: Encyclopedia Ii - Knesset - History Nature And Composition
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israeli Security Forces: Encyclopedia Ii - Israeli Security Forces - General Remarks
The ISF are viewed by most experts as one of the best in their fields, especially in counter-terrorism. Many of the world's security expe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - President Of Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - President Of Israel - Election
The President is elected by an absolute majority by the Knesset (the Israeli parliament). As of the third round of voting, if no candidat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oslo Accords: Encyclopedia Ii - Oslo Accords - Principles Of The Accords
In essence, the accords call for withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank and affirm the Palestinian right...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Of Attrition: Encyclopedia Ii - War Of Attrition - Timeline
The war began in June 1968 with sparse Egyptian artillery bombardment of the Israeli front line on the east bank of the canal. More artil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meretz: Encyclopedia Ii - Meretz - Police Shin Bet Arrest Spy For Iran
The Israel Police's Serious and International Crimes Unit together with the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) has arrested the former hea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Israel - Legislative Branch
Politics of Israel - Knesset. Main articles: Knesset, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peace Process In The Israeli-palestinian Conflict: Encyclopedia Ii - Peace Process In The Israeli-palestinian Conflict - Attempts To Make Peace
Peace process in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Madrid and Oslo 1991-93. Main articles: Madrid Conference of 1991 and Oslo Accords...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kahanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Kahanism - Alleged Kahanist Actions In Israel And The West Bank
Kahanism - Dr. Baruch Goldstein. Main article: Mosque of Abraham massacre The deadliest attack was when Baruch Goldstein, affiliated ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Altalena Affair: Encyclopedia Ii - Altalena Affair - Confrontation With The Idf
Intense negotiations between representatives of the Provisional Government (headed by David Ben Gurion) and Etzel (headed by Menachem Beg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yom Hazikaron: Encyclopedia Ii - Yom Hazikaron - Yom Hazikaron In The Gregorian Calendar
Yom Hazikaron is on 4th day of Iyar, but it varies from year to year in the Gregorian calendar: 2005: May 11 2006: May 2 2007: April 22 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ma'shaz: Encyclopedia Ii - Ma'shaz - Organization
As of today, the Ma'shaz is a division in the "Police and Community" branch of the Israeli Police. The Ma'shaz is managed and supported b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aaliyah: Encyclopedia Ii - Aaliyah - Life And Career
Aaliyah - Childhood and early career. Aaliyah was born in Brooklyn, New York to Michael and Diane Haughton. She grew up in Detroit, Mic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Operation Focus: Encyclopedia Ii - Operation Focus - Summary Of The Operation
In three main waves of aerial attacks, and several smaller waves in the days following the operation, a total of 452 aircraft were destro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1949 Armistice Agreements: Encyclopedia Ii - 1949 Armistice Agreements - Agreements
1949 Armistice Agreements - With Egypt. The agreement with Egypt was signed on February 24. The main points were: The armistice line w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shavei Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Shavei Israel - Goals
Shavei Israel is mostly known for its activities around the world in search for the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, most notably for its work ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sayeret Matkal: Encyclopedia Ii - Sayeret Matkal - Recruitment And Training
The unit was kept top-secret during its initial years. Fighters and commanders were selectively hand-picked, based on personal acquaintan...   » Read the article