Even then, Arna hatched a plan to create a special unit, which combined would in itself and functio

Abraham Arna was born in 1930 in Jerusalem. At the age of 17 he joined the PALMAHa (contraction of the words "pluhot mahats" - "Drums mouths"), took part in heavy fighting navy seal requirements for the road to Jerusalem. Brigade commander at the time was Lt. Col. Yitzhak Rabin. navy seal requirements After the War of Independence (the Israelis call the first Arab-Israeli war in 1948) went to serve in the IDF General Staff rozvidviddil (IDF), which engaged in work directly related to the implementation of agents.
Even then, Arna hatched a plan to create a special unit, which combined would in itself and function with intelligence gathering and sabotage techniques "commando". It is no secret that borrowed this idea from a British officer David Stirling, who commanded navy seal requirements in World War II units for special purposes. Stirling Soldiers dressed in German uniform, used insignia Wehrmacht and performed daring sabotage operations deep in the enemy rear. Arna was impressed by the performance of British "commando" acting against large formations fascists in the Libyan navy seal requirements desert.
Arna was deeply convinced that the IDF is vital to immediately form a special forces unit - "Commando", which should concentrate mainly on the implementation of covert operations and tactical intelligence. However, in the IDF, he found support. Chief of General Staff Haim Lasky, who succeeded to the post of Moshe Dayan, considered the main task of the army forced the preparation of all military branches to large-scale operations in future wars. Then Arna has not managed to convince the chief of staff to accept the Israeli "commandos". Today, after more than forty years after the events described, and the shortsightedness of Lieutenant General Laskava absolutely obvious. He was convinced that a period navy seal requirements of relative calm on the borders of Israel "sorry to put a lot of effort and money to unit soldiers who will operate at night deep in enemy territory."
In his latest attempt to prove the need for "commando" Arna thought very clever maneuver. navy seal requirements He instructed one of his officers Eli Hilyu, was proficient navy seal requirements in Arabic, secret mission. Disguised

in Arab Gil (under the name "Daud"), having the important documents, secretly entered the location of the northern border, where he was detained by Israeli navy seal requirements border police. Grabbing "Arab spy" border for two weeks conducted an investigation systematically navy seal requirements causing "spy" for questioning and even using it to physical action.
Having

brought the example of "Dowd" real possibility of reincarnation SWAT agents, Arna increased pressure on tender and eventually forced him to agree to the creation of the special. However, Laska did so with great reluctance.
Thus, Israeli commandos emerged in early 1958 as a small group without special funding. In this first version navy seal requirements of commandos could easily sit in a minibus, and officers - the usual army jeep.
Chaim Herzog, appointed in early 1959 to the position of Chief of Staff rozvidviddilu IDF, too, was not happy with the new unit. So no hurry to provide assistance navy seal requirements to Special Forces. In short, there was just a chance to spetsnaz were completely dissolved in the network problems associated with strengthening navy seal requirements the defense of Israel. But intervened Lt. David Elazar - in those years of military commander of armored troops. navy seal requirements He strongly helped Arnanu, supplied his small unit uniforms, fuel ...
Realizing that he needed a quality selection of personnel, Arna decided to strengthen the Special Forces soldiers-reservists from the unit number 101. These people have an excellent military training, had already left the army and engaged in purely

civil matters.
Among one of the first reservists drafted in the commandos was Yitzhak Dzhibli. Arna interest in them after thoroughly studied navy seal requirements the behavior Dzhibli in Jordanian prisoner, where he was in 1954. After demobilization Dzhibli worked navy seal requirements as a driver in co-op "Egged" on the route Tel Aviv - Holon.
Once again called on unknown control point "Egged" and asked to convey Yitzhak Dzhibli that he urgently wanted navy seal requirements by a man named Abraham Arna. Later Dzhibli tells how his heart sank as soon as he heard that name.
- I served with Arnanom in Part 101, - he recalled. - When we met, Abraham said, "You and our guys really need me today. I'm creating a new division, roughly the same as our one hundred and first. Who can bring - Bring ... "
Close Arnanu people knew: Create unit "commando" was the only dream that Abraham literally lived in