Yanky Fachler
I Saw Five Ships Sail By: Israel’s Response When France Refused to Deliver Five Paid-for Missile Boats
Summary
In 1969, France’s President de Gaulle slapped sanctions on Israel, which meant that five missile boats that were built in the Cherbourg shipyard and were fully paid for could not be delivered. Israel’s chutzpah-fueled solution stunned the world. This presentation will examine the details of this bold Israeli military operation.
Yanky Fachler
Yanky Fachler is chair of the Jewish Historical Society of Ireland. He has a regular slot, Word in Edgeways, on early-morning Irish radio. He delivered 250 Zoom lectures during COVID and is the author of several books, including Kaleidoscope: 100 Characters Who Helped Shape the Irish Jewish Community; Jewish Letchworth: A Microcosm of the Jewish Communal Experience; The Vow: Rebuilding the Fachler Tribe After the Holocaust; and 6 Officers, 2 Lions and 750 Mules.