Unit 101
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Commando Unit 101 was a sayeret unit of the Israel Defense Forces, founded and commanded by Ariel Sharon on orders from Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion in August 1953. They were armed with non-standar
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
Ariel Sharon
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Ariel "Arik" Sharon was an Israeli general and politician who served as the prime minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006.
Unit 101
…Commando Unit 101 (Hebrew: יחידה 101) was a sayeret (commando) unit of the Israel 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…
Ariel Sharon at age 14 (second from right)
Sharon (left), armed with Ka-Bar combat knife, stands with other paratroop commandos, before Operation Olive Leaves, 1955.
1956 Israeli conquest of Sinai