Operation Thunderbolt : Flight 139 and the Raid on Entebbe Airport, the Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History by Saul David

Author:Saul David [David, Saul]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA
Published: 2015-12-01T05:00:00+00:00

2230hrs GMT, Tel Aviv, Israel

Before turning in for the night, Shimon Peres invited Motta Gur to his home in the hope of persuading the IDF chief, who still had serious reservations, that the proposed military option was both necessary and viable. Gur arrived after midnight. ‘Motta,’ said Peres, ‘I don’t intend to suggest a plan against the judgement of the chief of staff, but I want you to understand that, in my opinion, the future of this country and the nation is in the balance. This is the time for boldness. You can have nothing without sacrifices. And I’m not deluding myself–there are likely to be some along the way. Failure will mean that I have to draw some personal conclusions. But if we give in to terrorists, not even the faintest memory of us will remain.’

The most Gur would concede, after a long discussion, was for the planners to set up a model of Entebbe based on the data then available (an undertaking that was already under way at the Unit’s base). It was a step forward, but the plan was still a long way from becoming reality. Peres noted in his diary for 1 July: ‘I spoke to Motta with all my powers of persuasion… Today was the hardest of my life.’

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