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Sunday, May 27, 2012
"FOLLOW ME" the Israeli Doc. the Yoni Netanyahu Story
On July 4, '76, America's day for celebrating freedom, Israel's most daring rescue mission in history, was unfolding in Entebbe. The PLO & the German Revolutionaries hijacked an Air France flight from Tel Aviv on June 27, '76 with 248 passengers. The hijackers flew to Entebbe, near the capital of Uganda and upon landing, only the non-Jews were released. The hijackers then threatened to execute all their Jewish hostages if their prisoner release demands were not met. Then Prime Minister Rabin told the world, "We do not bargain with terrorists, the only place to meet is on the battlefield." This documentary tells of this miraculous mission led by Yoni Netanyahu, the younger brother of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the only Israeli officer killed. This important and compelling documentary follows the life of Yoni from a young boy, through his service in the Israeli army during the 6 Day & Yom Kippur Wars using his own poetic letters and interviews of those who loved him and served along side him. Yoni said, "I do the things I do because they are things that must be done. The world is full of beauty and the ugliness only highlights that beauty." Golda Meir said in a speech, "We can learn to forgive you for killing our sons, but we cannot forgive you for forcing us to kill yours." THIS IS A MUST SEE FILM.
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