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Israel Straddles the Divide as Saudis Vie for Influence Over Temple Mount
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The Miracle of Osirak
In June 1981, as Israel was about to begin the holiday of Shavuot, Prime Minister Menachem Begin informed the media he had just ordered one of the most audacious operations in modern military history: the destruction, by Israel’s Air Force, of the Osirak nuclear reactor outside Baghdad. The mission had seemed impossible, as it required flying a total of 2,000 miles and Israel did not have the ability to refuel. It was assumed that not all the pilots would make it back alive. When all returned safely, Begin ebulliently announced it to the world, insisting that only if Israel publicly claimed responsibility would the attack serve as a future deterrent to Israel’s enemies.
North Korea Tried to Help Syria Become a Nuclear Powerhouse
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Historical Figures From We Didn t Start The Fire You Don t Know Anything About
By Marina Manoukian/March 8, 2021 12:23 am EDT
When was the last time you actually thought the people mentioned in We Didn t Start the Fire ? Take a listen and see if you recognize all of the historical figures that it lists.
In Billy Joel s iconic song We Didn t Start the Fire, Joel lists off over 100 famous events and people, starting in the year 1949, the year that Joel was born, and ending in 1989, the year that the song was released.
Although the song isn t a comprehensive list of important people from history, and the only non-man mentioned in the song who isn t an actress is Sally Ride, it s a great time capsule of people deemed important enough to be historical. And while some of the names remain fresh in our memory, other people have faded from public knowledge despite the importance they held at the time. Here are some historical figures from We Didn t Start the Fire you don t know a
Ambassador Gideon Meir (photo credit: Foreign Ministry)
Senior Israeli diplomat Gideon Meir died on Monday at the age of 74 after a bout with cancer.
Meir, born in Jerusalem in 1947, served as Israel’s envoy to Italy from 2006 to 2011, and most recently as head of the Foreign Ministry’s Public Diplomacy Division. He also took part in peace negotiations with Egypt.
Meir is survived by his wife Amira, three children, and grandchildren.
“Gideon was responsible for training dozens of diplomats as head of the training bureau and as head of the Public Diplomacy Division in the ministry,” said Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi. “My deepest sympathies to his wife Amira and his children. May his soul be bound in the bonds of life.”
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