Operation Bayonet
Golda Meir created Committee X, a small group of Government officials tasked with formulating an Israeli response, with herself and Defence Minister Moshe Dayan at the head.
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Zvi Zamir Biography and Timeline
Follow Zvi Zamir through 3 dated historical records for Israel.
Zvi Zamir, historical timeline
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1972
Operation Bayonet
She also appointed General Aharon Yariv as her Advisor on Counterterrorism; he, along with Mossad Director Zvi Zamir, took the principal role in directing the ensuing operation.
Operation Bayonet
The committee came to the conclusion that, to deter future violent incidents against Israel, they needed to assassinate those who had supported or carried out the Munich massacre, and in dramatic fashion.
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