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To: Always Independent
Yes, he was:

WIKI

Yonatan "Yoni" Netanyahu (Hebrew: יונתן "יוני" נתניהו) (March 13, 1946 – July 4, 1976) was a member of the Israel Defense Forces elite Sayeret Matkal unit. His younger brother Benjamin Netanyahu is the current Prime Minister of Israel, and previously held that office from 1996-99.

Yoni was awarded the Medal of Distinguished Service (Hebrew: עיטור המופת‎) for his conduct in the Yom Kippur War. He was killed in action during Operation Entebbe at Entebbe airport, by Ugandan soldiers, when the Israeli military rescued hostages after an aircraft hijacking. He was the leader of the assault, and the only Israeli military fatality of the raid.

7 posted on 06/25/2009 11:16:50 PM PDT by Fred Nerks (FAIR DINKUM!)
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To: Fred Nerks

Good genes.


9 posted on 06/25/2009 11:18:46 PM PDT by MestaMachine (Evil exists, but cannot act without willing participants. Obama participates.)
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