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Operation Rimon

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July 30 1970 - 26 Tammuz 5730 In a carefully planned operation, the Israel Air Force shot down five Soviet MiG fighter planes reinforcing the Egyptian army. As Egypt’s War of Attrition against Israel escalated after...

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Leon Trotsky Murdered

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August 20 1940 - 16 Av 5700 Exiled Soviet leader Leon Trotsky was murdered at his home in Mexico City. Trotsky, the son of rich Jewish farmers from Ukraine, whose original name was Leib Bronstein,...

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Sir Moses Montefiore Dies Aged 101

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28 July 1885 - 16 Av 5645 Moses Montefiore - the most famous British Jew in history and one of the most admired in his own day - died at the age of 101. Montefiore...

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Israeli Air-force Brings Down Soviet Pilots over the Suez Canal

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30 July 1970 - 26 Tammuz 5730 In a dog-fight over the Suez Canal, Israeli air-force planes brought down five Soviet MiG-21 supersonic jet-fighters with their Russian pilots. Operation "Rimon 20" took place in the throes...

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Today in history – 16 Av – 30/7

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Operation Rimon

Leon Trotsky Murdered

Sir Moses Montefiore Dies Aged 101

Israeli Air-force Brings Down Soviet Pilots over the Suez Canal

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