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The lion-killer who became an Israeli hero
BBC News ^ | 30th November 2014 | Kevin Connolly

Posted on 11/30/2014 9:05:24 AM PST by the scotsman

'The ashes of a swashbuckling hero of the British Empire are to be reburied in Israel after a service attended by the country's prime minister.

John Henry Patterson was a soldier, big-game hunter and writer, whose exploits inspired three Hollywood movies. The BBC's Kevin Connolly explains why he is so admired in Israel.'

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Israel; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: israel; johnhenrypatterson; unitedkingdom

1 posted on 11/30/2014 9:05:24 AM PST by the scotsman
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To: the scotsman

Loved Ghost and the Darkness. But in the movie, the lions were male IIRC.


2 posted on 11/30/2014 9:12:42 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux

Good article, lots of info.

The lions were mane less males

in real life. The heat in that area induced them not to grow manes.


3 posted on 11/30/2014 9:40:11 AM PST by Cold Heart
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To: the scotsman

My first thought was “David”


4 posted on 11/30/2014 9:47:56 AM PST by pajama pundit (I don't have enough faith to believe in evolution.)
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To: RoosterRedux; SkyDancer; GraceG; onyx; Jack Hydrazine; Phinneous; Eleutheria5; ...
John Henry Patterson, famed for killing the Tsavo Man Eaters, was a Commander in the Jewish Legion during World War I.

Of which David Ben-Gurion was a member.

Patterson also knew Benzion Netanyahu, the Father of Benjamin Netanyahu.

He was the godfather of Yonatan Netanyahu. Bibi's older brother, who was killed in the Raid on Entebbe Airport in 1976

The Ghost and The Darkness is one of my favorite movies of all time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0jbW-uE5ck

6 posted on 11/30/2014 10:00:36 AM PST by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
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To: KC_Lion

A great man who deserves an honorable re-internment in Israel.

Somehow, I think he would have approved.

Its John Henry Patterson’s homecoming.


7 posted on 11/30/2014 10:08:53 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: the scotsman

Decades ago, read a book called ‘Tales of the African Frontier’ by someone named Mannix.  The stories were outstanding. The Tsvaro lions. Stories about the Arabs and the slave trading. Cannibals.... Totally politically incorrect by today’s standards.


8 posted on 11/30/2014 10:26:25 AM PST by ArtDodger
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To: F15Eagle

Yup, me three.

GMTA!


9 posted on 11/30/2014 10:31:18 AM PST by PlateOfShrimp
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To: the scotsman
Read all about it here:

The Man-Eaters of Tsavo.

Classic book - written with the characteristic British understatement of the period. Guy had nerves of steel - sitting in a hide by a tethered goat and realizing that the lions were stalking HIM . . . but he got 'em both.

11 posted on 11/30/2014 11:01:05 AM PST by AnAmericanMother (Ecce Crucem Domini, fugite partes adversae. Vicit Leo de Tribu Iuda, Radix David, Alleluia!)
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To: KC_Lion

Thank you so much for telling me.


12 posted on 11/30/2014 12:42:07 PM PST by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: RoosterRedux

I seem to remember that the lions in real life were also male.

Although in the case of the Tsavo lions, they were of a type of lion in which the males lack a mane.


13 posted on 11/30/2014 2:48:43 PM PST by Age of Reason
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Fascinating. I kind of remember seeing the lions when I was in single digits. Never understood why the museum kept them in the basement. Never knew th Zionist connections either.

14 posted on 11/30/2014 4:56:07 PM PST by SJackson (incompetent and feckless..the story of the Obama presidency. No hand on the f***ing tiller, Hillary)
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