{"id":54732,"date":"2016-12-22T15:24:32","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T20:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=54732"},"modified":"2017-02-01T07:23:03","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T12:23:03","slug":"modern-day-maccabbees-relive-entebbe-1976","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/inspiration\/modern-day-maccabbees-relive-entebbe-1976\/","title":{"rendered":"The Modern-Day Maccabbees: Relive Entebbe 1976"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2016 represents the 40th anniversary of the Israel Defense Force\u2019s miraculous rescue of over 100 hostages whose Paris bound Air France Airbus was hijacked by cruel terrorists. After their heroic return, Menachem Begin referred to the Israeli commandos who risked their lives flying thousands of miles from home as \u201cDor Makabim Bi\u2019yameinu\u201d modern day Maccabees. NJOP presents the story of this heroic rescue mission, told by Rabbi Steven Weil, Senior Managing Director of the OU. The rescue of many Jewish lives at Entebbe is the equivalent of a modern day Chanukah miracle, mirroring the original miraculous events that we celebrate each year.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pCr_-k_ZCqg\" width=\"600\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2016 represents the 40th anniversary of the Israel Defense Force\u2019s miraculous rescue of over 100 hostages whose Paris bound Air France Airbus was hijacked by cruel terrorists. 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