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Shlomo Shamir |
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Shlomo Shamir (1915 - May 19, 2009) was the third Commander of the Israeli Navy (1949–1950), and the first Israeli Navy Commander to receive the rank of Aluf. He was the third Commander of the Israeli Air Force (1950–1951).
Shlomo Shamir was born Shlomo Rabinowitch, in Ukraine. He made aliyah to the Land of Israel in 1925. In 1929 he joined the Haganah and was instrumental in smuggling weapons and illegal Jewish immigrants into pre-state Israel during the time of the British Mandate and the White Paper of 1939. In 1940 he received his pilot license, and in the same year he joined the RAF in order to fight the Nazis and gain experience in warfare. In 1946 he was discharged from the British military with the rank of major.
In 1948 he was ordered by Prime Minister Ben-Gurion to lead the Israeli 7th Armored Brigade in the fight to conquer Latrun. He was also instrumental in creating the Burma Road. At the end of the Israeli War of Independence he was offered the job of Chief of the...... (Read more on Wikipedia)
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Allies press Israel to probe Goldstone Gaza report findings - — Western allies on Wednesday pressured Israel to launch credible investigations into UN allegations of possible war crimes by the Israel Defense Forces during the winter conflict in the Gaza Strip. |
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'Huckabee to air Fox News show from disputed East Jerusalem site' - — Former U.S. presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee plans to broadcast his weekend show on Fox News from the site of a disputed Israeli construction project in East Jerusalem, a New York politician has told Haaretz. |
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Report: U.S. to block Iran sanctions at G8 summit - — The United States is opposed to enacting a new set of financial sanctions against Iran that are due to be discussed in the G8 summit next week, diplomatic officials in New York reported Friday. — According to officials, sanctions against Iran are expected to top the G8's agenda. |
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