The Power of Knowledge - HEMED

On the morning of November 9, the attack began, with sporadic shooting at the target to test the accuracy of the weapons. At 14:00, heavy bombardment began. Yitzhak Sadeh said, “The music of the orchestra had started; all the guns began shooting. We were somewhat nervous; some shells exploded near the police station and did not hit the target. Now

Several years following the end of the War of Independence, HEMED was converted into EMET and in 1968, Rafael (the Armament Development Authority) was formed.

That group had paid a substantial amount of money so that their members could visit and inspect the department that dealt with ground-to-air missiles. Somehow Epstein’s group was mistaken for the paying group, so they received detailed information concerning the newly developed rockets. As a result, the Angel and the Lightning (“Bazak” in Hebrew) r

In early 1947, he was approached by a Palmach commander named Dov Zayces, who asked him whether he knew anything about torpedoes, self-propelled weapons with explosive warheads. Sharon answered that all he knew about torpedoes was based on what he had seen in movies and read in books. Zayces gave him five pounds sterling and instructed him to trave

the presence of leaders and commanders of the Haganah. Suddenly, a currier arrived on a motorcycle with a message from Ben-Gurion, who ordered them to cancel the operation in order not to provoke the British government on the eve of their departure from Palestine (113). From 1947 to 1948, Uzi Sharon improved his “Sharks” with the help of HEMED scie

The Jewish Settlement Police (JSP) was part of the British Police force in Palestine, based on an agreement between the Jewish Agency and the British Police. Members of the JSP had their own uniforms and were supplied with guns (Italian carbines) taken from battle in the western desert. Members of the JSP belonged to the Haganah and used the weapon

Moreover, only a small number of scientists volunteered to serve in the Haganah.1 Later, though, they were joined by a limited number of students from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Technion in Haifa.

We were asked to design a fuse that would initiate an explosion when the ship was on the high sea far from port.

In the fall of 1945, I began to study chemistry at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (the only university in Palestine). In Jerusalem, I also took an active part in the Haganah. Man-to-man combat training was conducted in one of the schools in the city, while the police station at the seminary in Beit Hakerem served as a base for rifle training.