Uncategorized – North American Volunteers In Israel’s War of Independence

Sixty Hours in the Galilee: The North Americans of Operation Hiram

On the evening of October 28, 1948, three B-17 Flying Fortresses lined up on the runway at Ramat David and pushed their throttles forward. The sun was dropping into the Mediterranean behind them. Ahead lay the hills of the upper Galilee, where a guerrilla commander named Fawzi el-Kaukji had just handed Israel the excuse it […]

The Machal Volunteers: Heroes of Israel’s Independence

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The term “Machal” (מח”ל) stands for “Mitnadvei Chutz LaAretz” (Volunteers from Outside the Land), referring to the approximately 3,500 foreign volunteers who came to fight for Israel during its War of Independence from 1946-1949. These brave men and women came from over 50 countries, with the largest contingents from the United States, Canada, South Africa,

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