Yonatan " Yoni " Netanyahu (Hebrew: יוֹנָתָן "יוֹנִי" נְתַנְיָהוּ, pronounced [jonaˈtan ˈjoni netanˈjahu]; March 13, 1946 – July 4, 1976) was an Israeli military officer who commanded Sayeret Matkal during the Entebbe raid.

Jonathan war der älteste Sohn von Zila und Benzion Netanjahu. Sein Vater, in Warschau geboren und als Zehnjähriger nach Palästina eingewandert, war Professor für jüdische Geschichte und Herausgeber der Encyclopaedia Hebraica, seine Mutter stammte aus Petach Tikwa.

Throughout the course of his exceptional military career, which culminated tragically in his last battle against terrorists at Entebbe, Jonathan Netanyahu, known to friends and family as “Yoni,” became one of modern Israel’s greatest heroes.

In a personal post, Prime Minister Netanyahu describes the character of his brother Yoni, the impact of his death on him, and the deep sense of responsibility that accompanies him as Prime...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu memorialized his brother, Yoni Netanyahu, who was killed in a 1976 mission rescuing Israelis held hostage after a hijacked flight.

Yoni Netanjahu kam bei einer Befreiungsaktion jüdischer Geiseln in Uganda ums Leben. Er gilt in Israel als Vorbild für selbstlosen Einsatz.

While Yoni enjoyed his studies at Harvard, in which he excelled, he felt increasingly that his place was not there. Israel was in the midst of fighting a “War of Attrition” against Egypt and Jordan and of combating terrorism in its towns and cities.

Es gibt in der Geschichte Israels eine familiäre Linie, die mehr ist als Blutsverwandtschaft – sie ist Schicksalsgemeinschaft. Bei Benjamin Netanyahu beginnt dieses Schicksal mit seinem Bruder...

The late Yonatan (Yoni) Netanyahu, a commander in the Israel Defense Force’s elite Sayeret Matkal unit who was the older brother of former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, suffered from...

All Jewish hostages were freed. Only one soldier was killed. His name was Yoni Netanyahu. That little snippet was enough. It lit a fire in me. From that day, I found myself drawn to what I...