Meir Har-Zion was an Israeli military commando.
Meir Har-Zion, 1955
Israeli officers of the parachutist 890e battalion in 1955 with Chief of staff Moshe Dayan. Left to right: Lieutenant Meir Har-Zion – Lieutenant colonel Arik Sharon – Lieutenant General Moshe Dayan (Chief of Staff) Captain Dani Matt – Lieutenant Moshe Efron – Major General Asaf Simchoni – Captain Aharon Davidi Lieutenant Ya'akov Ya'akov – Captain Raful Eitan.
Meir Har-Zion, 1954
Meir Har-Zion, 1954
Commando Unit 101 was a sayeret (commando) unit of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), founded and commanded by Ariel Sharon on orders from Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion in August 1953. They were armed with non-standard weapons and tasked with carrying out retribution operations across the state's borders—in particular, establishing small unit maneuvers, activation and insertion tactics.
Unit 101 in 1954
Various Israeli officers of the Paratrooper Battalion 890 in 1955 with Moshe Dayan (standing, third from the left). Unit 101 merged with Paratrooper Battalion 890 upon disbandment. Meir Har-Zion is standing, first from the left and Ariel Sharon is standing, second from the left.
Inhabitants of Qibya coming back to their village after the attack
A resident of Qibya at the ruins of his house after the attack by Israeli forces in October 1953
