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From Israel’s War of Independence to Ukraine: Jeffrey Weiss on History, Russia and Israel’s Strategic Future
In this episode of the Tel Aviv Diary Podcast, Marc Schulman speaks with author and historian Jeffrey Weiss about the past—and what it may tell us about Israel’s future.
Weiss begins with the remarkable story of Mahal, the thousands of foreign volunteers who came to fight for the newly established State of Israel in 1948. Many were World War II veterans whose experience proved especially important in building the fledgling Israeli Air Force. Weiss also recounts the extraordinary life of Stan Andrews, an American bomber pilot who volunteered to fight for Israel, helped create the emblem of the…
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