{"id":479,"date":"2012-07-04T12:39:08","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T16:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/isittheendoftheworld\/?p=479"},"modified":"2012-07-04T12:39:08","modified_gmt":"2012-07-04T16:39:08","slug":"entebbe-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/isittheendoftheworld\/2012\/07\/entebbe-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Entebbe"},"content":{"rendered":"

It remains the greatest book I’ve ever read. Entebbe: The Jonathan Netanyahu Story, by his youngest brother, Iddo, details the daring hostage rescue by Israeli counter-terrorism units on July 4, 1976, at a remote airport at Entebbe, Uganda.<\/p>\n

I read the book one night while staying at the American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem and when I placed it on the table next to my chair, I wondered for a split-second if I’d just read fiction or non-fiction. I urge you to get a copy for yourself and read about the courage and values of the Israel Defense Forces; it is quite a different picture than the one painted by Israel’s many enemies.<\/p>\n

You can get a copy here: http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Entebbe-Defining-Terrorism—Jonathan-Netanyahu\/dp\/0892215534\/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1341419343&sr=1-2&keywords=Entebbe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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