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…n not to be brought home in coffins because of our own negligence, or stupidity.” What happened at the military base of Tze’elim in the Negev on November 5, 1992 was not only a reminder of how far we still had to go, however. It occurred during a dry run for an operation unlike a...

a medical team from the base in Tze’elim had arrived. Ten

the tragedy at Tze’elim would dramatically

…er area a few dozen yards away and managed to get through to the kirya. I issued orders for the nearby training base in Tze’elim and an air force near Beersheva to dispatch helicopters to treat and evacuate the wounded. We heard the first chopper about 25 minutes later, but it s...

…n not to be brought home in coffins because of our own negligence, or stupidity.” What happened at the military base of Tze’elim in the Negev on November 5, 1992 was not only a reminder of how far we still had to go, however. It occurred during a dry run for an operation unlike a...

…ack Haim Ramon,” I suggested. I knew by now that Haim had helped orchestrate the false story which Yediot had run about Tze’elim. But I also realized he was a Labor heavyweight and that, although he’d left the government, he remained personally close to Yitzhak. “Yes,” Yitzhak re...

…d in getting him out of this.” Welcome to politics, 1 thought. Rabin knew that the story was untrue. I’d still been in Tze’elim when I’d phoned him about what had happened. He knew I’d remained there to order in the medical helicopters and arrange for the evacuation of the wound...

…e his age. But also, I fear, a little bit too slick.” We did not have long to focus on the lessons and implications of Tze’elim. For weeks before the training accident, a crisis had been building in south Lebanon, with a sharp escalation of the now-familiar mix of clashes inside...

…ack Haim Ramon,” I suggested. I knew by now that Haim had helped orchestrate the false story which Yediot had run about Tze’elim. But I also realized he was a Labor heavyweight and that, although he’d left the government, he remained personally close to Yitzhak. “Yes,” Yitzhak re...

… fled, I cited, by name, other officers who had been there with me and had confirmed precisely the opposite. I had left Tze’elim, along with Amnon Lipkin, a full 50 minutes after the missiles struck, I said. And only after the helicopters had arrived, the injuries had been treate...

…d in getting him out of this.” Welcome to politics, 1 thought. Rabin knew that the story was untrue. I’d still been in Tze’elim when I’d phoned him about what had happened. He knew I’d remained there to order in the medical helicopters and arrange for the evacuation of the wound...

…n not to be brought home in coffins because of our own negligence, or stupidity.” What happened at the military base of Tze’elim in the Negev on November 5, 1992 was not only a reminder of how far we still had to go, however. It occurred during a dry run for an operation unlike a...