Yiftah

The ambiguous role of women in the Palmah is best expressed in illustrations in two of the Yiftah journals of 1949.

Palmah. 2009

Yiftah Spector, one of the Israeli pilots who had attacked the Liberty, declined my request for an interview but invited me to his home in the suburbs of Tel Aviv for coffee.

The Attack on the Liberty James Scott 2009

In September 2003, 27 of their members (including reserve Brigadier General Yiftah Spector) published their statement for the first time.

Breaking the Silence - Israeli Soldiers Speak 2008

Yiftah Shapir, an expert in nonconventional weapons at Tel Aviv University, said he believed it most probably was a new satellite launcher, which would use basically the same technology as a ballistic missile with a range of thousands of miles.

StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

These were people like Spector’s group [Yiftah Spector, a renowned Air Force pilot who signed the pilot's letter].

Matthew Yglesias » No “Mistake” in Sharon’s Gaza Disengagement Plan 2010

In fact, most of the women in the Yiftah brigade largely fulfilled a maternal role, washing and ironing the men’s clothes, preparing the beds for their return, placing a bar of chocolate and a vase of flowers alongside.

Palmah. 2009

In the first and third battalions from which the Yiftah brigade was formed in the War of Independence it had so high a proportion of members from the hakhsharot that, in the words of its commander Yigal Alon, “It could have been nicknamed the Blue Shirts Brigade.

Palmah. 2009

Jacob Cohen’s “Bat Yiftah”), the nationalistic spirit justifying the need for personal sacrifice is echoed, whereas others expressed revulsion at the murderous act (e.g.,

Biblical Women in World and Hebrew Literature. 2009

Saul Tchernichovsky’s [1875 – 1943] “Bat Yiftah Ha-Gileadi”).

Biblical Women in World and Hebrew Literature. 2009