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Osirak: The Airstrike That Shocked The World

Unpacking Israeli History

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5 Fast Facts About Ose Iraq

In 1981, Begin authorized a strike on the nuclear reactor in Oseirach. Despite fierce opposition from his own cabinet, not to mention his political rivals, he pulled it off. All 120 members of the Knesset wrote him a letter thanking him for his vision and bravery. The Gulf War would have looked very different if Saddam had been allowed to get his hands on nuclear weapons.

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