Unit 101 (Hebrew: יחידה 101) was a special forces unit of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), founded and commanded by Ariel Sharon on orders from Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion in August 1953. Its stated purpose was to allegedly deal with a spate of Arab fedayeen attacks against Israelis, which the IDF had been unsuccessful in halting.
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| - Unit 101 (Hebrew: יחידה 101) was a special forces unit of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), founded and commanded by Ariel Sharon on orders from Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion in August 1953. Its stated purpose was to allegedly deal with a spate of Arab fedayeen attacks against Israelis, which the IDF had been unsuccessful in halting.
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| - The Palestinians must learn that they will pay a high price for Israeli lives.
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| - Different Israeli officers of the Paratrooper Battalion 890 in 1955 with Moshe Dayan . Unit 101 merged with Paratrooper Battalion 890 upon disbandment. Meir Har-Zion is standing, first from the left and Ariel Sharon is standing, second from the left.
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| - August 1953 - January 1954.
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| - A conversation between David Ben-Gurion and Ariel Sharon.
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| - Unit 101 (Hebrew: יחידה 101) was a special forces unit of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), founded and commanded by Ariel Sharon on orders from Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion in August 1953. Its stated purpose was to allegedly deal with a spate of Arab fedayeen attacks against Israelis, which the IDF had been unsuccessful in halting. The unit was merged into the 890th Paratroop Battalion during January 1954, on orders of General Dayan, Chief of Staff, because he wanted their experience to be spread among all infantry units of IDF starting with the paratroopers. Besides the Sayeret Matkal, they are considered to be the unit with the most influence on the Israeli infantry oriented units—including both special and conventional units.
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