Unit 101 - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Qibya Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Qibya Massacre - The Operation
The raid at Qibya took place on the evening of October 14, 1953. It began with an artillery barrage at the village until Israeli troops r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qibya Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Qibya Massacre - Events Leading Up To The Attack
The attack was the result of escalating border clashes which had begun almost immediately after the signing of the armistice in 1949. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unit: Encyclopedia - Unit
The word unit means any of several things: Unit of measurement, a fundamental quantity of measurement Units (computer program), a popula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ariel Sharon: Encyclopedia - Ariel Sharon
Ariel "Arik" Sharon ▶ (help·info) (Hebrew: אריאל שרון) (born February 27, 1928) is the eleventh and current Prime Minister of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qibya Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Qibya Massacre - Results
Initially, via the media, the Israeli public was left unaware of the attack. On October 19, Ben-Gurion claimed that the raid had been car...   » 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 - 101 Number: Encyclopedia Ii - 101 Number - In Mathematics
101 is the 26th prime number and a palindromic number (therefore also a palindromic prime). The next prime is 103, with which it comprise...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Special Forces Units: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Special Forces Units - Australia
Special Operations Command (SOCOMD) Australian Special Air Service Regiment Subsidiary units Tactical Assault Group (West) (TAG West)-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palestinian Immigration Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Palestinian Immigration Israel - Arab Governmental Responsibility
The Israeli government has accused the Arab governments of supporting and sponsoring the infiltrations, as a means to bring about the col...   » 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

Encyclopedia - Ariel Sharon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ariel Sharon - Political Career
When Sharon joined Begin's government he had relatively little political experience. He avoided Begin's Herut party in the 1940s and 1950...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rafael Eitan: Encyclopedia Ii - Rafael Eitan - Military Career
Rafael Eitan - Early battles. Eitan was a junior officer in the elite Palmach strike force and took part in the Israel's War of Indepen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Special Forces Units: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Special Forces Units - Serbia And Montenegro
Law Enforcement Agencies - Serbian Ministry of internal affairs Specijalna Antiteroristička Jedinica, Special Antiterrorism Unit (SAJ) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rafael Eitan: Encyclopedia Ii - Rafael Eitan - Political Career
After his retirement from the army, on April 1983, Eitan entered politics. He had the image of the sabra Israeli who connected to his roo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Israel Defense Forces: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Israel Defense Forces - 1978 Operation Litani
Because of waves of terrorist attacks (most notable is the road massacre of 37 civilians) coming from the PLO in Lebanon, the IDF underto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ariel Sharon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ariel Sharon - Mitla Incident
In the 1956 Suez War (the British "Operation Musketeer"), Sharon commanded the 202nd Brigade and was responsible for taking ground east o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ariel Sharon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ariel Sharon - Early Life
Sharon was born Ariel Scheinermann February 27, 1928 to a Jewish father of German-Polish origin, Shmuel, and a Jewish mother, of Russian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ariel Sharon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ariel Sharon - Six-day War And Yom Kippur War
The Mitla incident hindered Sharon's military career for several years. In the meantime, he occupied the position of an infantry brigade ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ariel Sharon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ariel Sharon - Sabra And Shatila Massacre
During the 1982 Lebanon War, while Ariel Sharon was Defense minister, the Sabra and Shatila massacre took place, in which between 460 and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Israel Defense Forces: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Israel Defense Forces - 1979-1981
In 1979 the first Israeli-made Merkava Mk1 main battle tank entered into service. The tank was fully developed and manufactured by Israel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ariel Sharon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ariel Sharon - Health Problems
In December 2005, Sharon spent two days in the hospital following reports of a minor stroke, specifically a relatively unusual type of st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Special Forces Units: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Special Forces Units - Romania
Law Enforcement Agencies Brigada Antiterorista - the counter-terorrism unit of the SRI (Serviciul Roman de Informatii - Intelligence Rom...   » Read the article