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…e crossed into Egypt around four o’clock in the afternoon and headed for the field headquarters of Israel Tal. Known as Talik, he was the commander of Israel’s armored corps, and Avraham knew him well. His wartime division consisted of the country’s premier tank unit, the Seventh...

…e crossed into Egypt around four o’clock in the afternoon and headed for the field headquarters of Israel Tal. Known as Talik, he was the commander of Israel’s armored corps, and Avraham knew him well. His wartime division consisted of the country’s premier tank unit, the Seventh...

This interlude instantly conferred on us the desert equivalent of street cred. The next morning, Talik agreed we could accompany the Seventh Brigade as it moved deeper into the Sinai, and peel off when we got closer to Gebel Libni to complete our “sayeret mission.” Given the earl...

This interlude instantly conferred on us the desert equivalent of street cred. The next morning, Talik agreed we could accompany the Seventh Brigade as it moved deeper into the Sinai, and peel off when we got closer to Gebel Libni to complete our “sayeret mission.” Given the earl...

…r, at about 9:30pm, the order came, if not to mount an operation, at least to make sure the sayeret was ready. “Talk to Talik,” Dado told me. “See what the options are to take over the plane if that’s the decision.” I sat down with Talik and ran through what I’d learned from my b...

the chance would be lost. I called Talik several times

…r, at about 9:30pm, the order came, if not to mount an operation, at least to make sure the sayeret was ready. “Talk to Talik,” Dado told me. “See what the options are to take over the plane if that’s the decision.” I sat down with Talik and ran through what I’d learned from my b...

…o continue training. When midnight came, I was far from certain we could meet the 12:30 am deployment target I’d given Talik. Incoming flights had stopped for the night, and we still hadn’t managed to bring in any air marshals. I believed they would give us a crucial advantage....

…Michal in the Red Sea resort of Eilat when things suddenly began to move. At around noon on Saturday, I got a call from Talik’s deputy in the kirya. “Ehud,” he said, “we need you back here as soon as possible.” When I asked why, he said: “You remember how you were approached by s...

…Michal in the Red Sea resort of Eilat when things suddenly began to move. At around noon on Saturday, I got a call from Talik’s deputy in the kirya. “Ehud,” he said, “we need you back here as soon as possible.” When I asked why, he said: “You remember how you were approached by s...

…, I found Dayan and Dado huddling in a room below the control tower, unfurnished except for a small table in the comer. Talik was there with them. He was now head of all military operations in the kirva. Rechavam Ze’evi as well, the head of the central command area, which include...

… to my successor, Giora Zorea, turned out to be more elaborate than my arrival, though not at my instigation. With both Talik and Avraham in attendance, Dado presented me with my fifth tza/ash. It was not for Beirut. Not for the operation against the Syrian officers, or the unpre...

…as as if we'd lost track of what was happening, or were simply overwhelmed by the pace of events. I spoke briefly with Talik as he walked along the corridor. He looked 10 years older than when I’d last seen him. Then I spotted Ahrahle Yariv, who had been called back into militar...

…as as if we'd lost track of what was happening, or were simply overwhelmed by the pace of events. I spoke briefly with Talik as he walked along the corridor. He looked 10 years older than when I’d last seen him. Then I spotted Ahrahle Yariv, who had been called back into militar...