It has been recorded by artists as diverse as joshua aaron, theodore bikel, the weavers, dalida, meir finkelstein, ishtar, the miami boys choir, the abayudaya of uganda and the dub. In 1960 harry belafonte performed hinei ma tov on a tv program in. In july 1976, an air france flight from telaviv to paris via athens was hijacked and forced to land in entebbe, uganda. Hine ma tov is a jewish hymn traditionally sung at shabbat feasts. Raid on entebbe film, a film based on operation entebbe disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title raid on entebbe. Raid on entebbe is a 1977 tv movie directed by irvin kershner. Operation entebbe or operation thunderbolt was a successful counterterrorist hostagerescue mission carried out by commandos of the israel defense forces idf at entebbe airport in uganda on 4 july 1976 a week earlier, on 27 june, an air france airbus a300 jet airliner with 248 passengers had been hijacked by two members of the popular front for the liberation of. I recently purchased this dvd from amazon and was totally blown away by its abbreviations of the story line and the quality of production.
Raid on entebbe by irvin kershner irvin kershner, peter. The portrayal of prime minister yitzhak rabin was peter finchs final performance. Hine or hinay or hinei mah tov is a jewish hymn traditionally sung at shabbat feasts. Watching the celebrations on tv brought to my mind the bicentennial celebrations of u.
In the 1977 television film raid on entebbe, yonathan netanyahu and sammy berg lead the. The original raid on entebbe that came out as a tv special was very, very good. I hate to sound clicheish, but its quite a rousing jewishisraeli song. Remembering the israeli raid on entebbe free republic. The 240 th anniversary of the independence of the united states of america went past on july 4, 2016 with traditional fireworks displays, parades, concerts, barbecues, etc. The only video i could manage to find is not of good sound quality, but wait until about 20 seconds when the commandos get into full rhythm. The jewish hymn sung on the plane by the commandos is hine ma tov. As a new book on the raid on entebbe is published, we look at what really happened. On june 27, 1976, a jet carrying an international mix of passengers is hijacked by. The movie then shows how less than 500 soldiers actually flew so far and rescued the passengers in one of the.
Peter finch and charles bronson starred in raid on entebbe. The entebbe raid was part of the ongoing arabisraeli conflict, which occurred on july 4, 1976, when the israeli sayeret matkal commandos landed at entebbe in uganda. Also while we were there, the only commando to be paralyzed in the raid came to entebbe to reminisce. Albrecht alfred music publishing if we can all live together in one world of peace is the only english used in this stunning arrangement of. True story of a daring israeli commando assault on the entebbe airport in uganda to free hostages of a terrorist hijacking. The entebbe rescue operation jewish virtual library. Operation entebbe and the freeing of hostages at entebbe airport in entebbe, uganda on 4 july 1976.
Albrecht alfred music publishing if we can all live together in one world of peace is the only english used in this stunning arrangement of the traditional israeli folk song. Too bad that the dvd version now being sold through amazon and other vendors is so bad. Its lyrics are from the first verse of psalm 3, which is translated by the jps tanakh as how good and how pleasant it is that brothers dwell. In addition to the dry recounting of the operation in the wikipedia article, you may want to spend an evening watching the classic 1977 movie starring peter finch, raid on entebbe.
After stopping at athens, the airliner was hijacked on june 27 by members of the popular front for the liberation of palestine and the red army faction a west german radical leftist group and flown to entebbe, ugan. I have not seen the movie again since my childhood, but i still remember the chilling scene of the commandos singing hinei ma tov in the plane on their way down to entebbe. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Aug 15, 2001 morituri raid on entebbe soundtrack cd details and availability.
The raid on entebbe that freed hostages from terrorists was one of the most daring and carefully planned military operations outside of wartime but you. True story of a daring israeli commando assault on the entebbe airport in. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. I felt i took a chance, seeing next to no description in the product listing, but one never knows.
I found out its a tv documentary, an episode of the national geographic. Based on a true military operation by israeli commandos. The portrayal of prime minister yitzhak rabin was peter finch s final performance. Hine ma tov continues to be a popular hymn for several israeli folk dances and is a common song sung by school children and jewish and israeli scouting groups. Hine ma tov the ending scene form the raid on entebbe. Aug 06, 2017 hineh ma tov psalm 3 live at the tower of david, jerusalem joshua aaron messianic worship duration. Rescue at entebbe, episode 12 of 2005 documentary series against all odds. Morituri raid on entebbe soundtrack from 1965, 1977, composed by jerry goldsmith, david shire. The song is called hine ma tov and was chanted by israeli commandos before the raiding entebbe. May 08, 2014 hine ma tov posted on may 8, 2014 by lennymaysay i was at a delightful israeli friends postvoting party yesterday, and remembered to ask her about a song that id always loved since watching the film raid on entebbe many many years ago. The song hine ma tov was sung by the soldiers on the airplane en route to entebbe to free the hostages who were being held at the airport with the support of then dictator idi amin. An air france airplane was hijacked on 27 june 1976. The movie was released shortly after a more hastily released madefortelevision version came out victory at entebbe 1976.
Entebbe, a documentary about the hijacking and the subsequent rescue mission. On june 27, 1976, a jet carrying an international mix of passengers is hijacked by propalestinian revolutionaries. A on july 4 forty years ago, when yet another jubilation. Battle summary and timeline on june 27, air france flight 9 departed tel aviv for paris with a stop in athens.
This is raid on entebbe by rd on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Operation entebbe and the freeing of hostages at entebbe airport in entebbe, uganda on july 4, 1976. Contentsshow contents hide 1 plot 2 cast 3 music 4 see. They had killed all the terrorists, with one casualty of israels. The song sung by the israeli soldiers on their way to entebbe and at the end of the movie is hine ma tov, a setting of psalm 3. Rise and fall of idi amin 1980, a biopic of the ugandan dictator which features the raid. These hebrew words are familiar to anyone who attends synagogue regularly. Remembering the israeli raid on entebbe jerusalem diaries. Operation entebbe, also known as operation jonathan, was an israeli hostage rescue mission. Charles bronson shines in typical tough guy form in this ensemble action drama. Yerachmiel begun and the miami boys choir victory entebbe. Henei ma tov umanaim shevet achim gam yachad hinei ma tov umanaim shevet achim gam yachad hinei ma tov henei ma tov lai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai hinei ma tov henei ma tov lai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai behold how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together behold how good and how pleasant it is for. Posts about raid on entebbe written by manningtreearchive.
Operation entebbe simple english wikipedia, the free. Dec 06, 2009 hine ma tov is a jewish hymn traditionally sung at shabbat feasts. Now in animation, too commandos involved in the daring raid provide commentary for video produced for its 39th anniversary. With peter finch, charles bronson, yaphet kotto, martin balsam. Raid on entebbe constitutes one of two allstar madefortv reenactments of the entebbe rescue of july 4, 1976.
I found out its a tv documentary, an episode of the national geographic channel documentary series situation critical. Raid on entebbe 35 years later blogging from israel on. Yonis last days the raid at entebbe excerpted from the afterword of the letters of jonathan netanyahu by ma ariv publication. Raid on entebbe 1977 in this dramatization, members of the revolutionary cells and the popular front for the liberation of palestine hijack an air france flight, and the airplane makes its way. The 1971 hit id love to change the world by ten years after plays under the new trailer for 7 days in entebbe. They saved over 100 israeli hostages and killed all 19 palestinian terrorists. Hine ma tov from operation entebbe 1977 watch movies. Hineh ma tov psalm 3 live at the tower of david, jerusalem joshua aaron messianic worship duration. Movie music by composer jerry goldsmith, david shire. In some israeli homes, anniversary of entebbe campaign is day of mourning, while media rarely mentions four hostages who died. Harry belafonte sings hinei ma tov jewish humor central. May 10, 2018 as the film entebbe is about to arrive in uk cinemas, historian and author saul david reveals the extraordinary story of the israeli operation to rescue dozens of hostages from an airport in uganda in 1976. In the 1977 television film raid on entebbe, yonathan netanyahu and. Jul 03, 2016 the raid on entebbe has been mythologised in books, articles, and movies.
Entebbe raid, july 34, 1976, rescue by an israeli commando squad of 103 hostages from a french jet airliner hijacked en route from israel to france. The plane lands in entebbe, uganda, where presidentforlife idi amin yaphet kotto struts about feigning concern, though his sympathy toward the hijackers. Henei ma tov umanaim shevet achim gam yachad hinei ma tov umanaim shevet achim gam yachad hinei ma tov henei ma tov lai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai. He has the distinction of being named by the the new yorker magazine as americas best nonhiphop lyricist. Henei ma tov umanaim shevet achim gam yachad hinei ma tov umanaim shevet achim gam yachad hinei ma tov henei ma tov lai lai lai lai lai l.
The plane lands in entebbe, uganda, where presidentforlife. The palestinian freedom fighters wanted the release of prisoners held in israel and four other countries. Raid on entebbe film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The mountain goats is the musical project of singersongwriter, novelist, pianist and guitarist john darnielle. In the early part of the critical week beginning sunday june 27, yoni was engaged in a military operation which is still to this day classified, shuttling twice from sinai to central israel. The film recounted the events and response of the israeli government and the controversy that the rescue stirred. Raid on entebbe is a 1977 nbc television film directed by irvin kershner. Raid on entebbe is a 1976 tv film directed by irvin kershner. The mission was later renamed operation jonathan in honor of yonatan netanyahu. Raid on entebbe 1976 raid on entebbe 1976 the image could not be loaded. Raid on entebbe is a 1977 tv film directed by irvin kershner. Incredible factbased feature film that recounts the israeli governments daring and dangerous top secret mission to rescue an air france plane full of hostages at the hands of palestinian terrorists, who are aided by idi amin carried out on a sabbath day. Hine ma tov from operation entebbe 1977 in 1976 an air france plane hijacked by palestinian ad german terrorist was rescued by the israel defense forces idf at entebbe airport in uganda on operation entebbe later renamed operation yonatan, in honor of the only israeli commando victim killed in.
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