23 Facts About Amichai Paglin

Amichai Paglin, codename "Gidi" was an Israeli businessman who served as Chief Operations Officer of the Irgun during the Mandate era.

Only a few months after his appointment Paglin died in a car crash.

Amichai Paglin was born in Tel Aviv, the son of Gershon and Sima Paglin.

Amichai Paglin attended Tel Nordau elementary school and Balfour high school.

Amichai Paglin was in the same class as Lehi fighter Eliyahu Bet-Zuri and future IDF Chief of Staff Tzvi Tzur.

Amichai Paglin participated in a squad commander course, and expected to participate in significant operations against the British.

Amichai Paglin's older brother, Neriel, was a member of the Palyam, the naval commando unit of the Haganah's strike force, the Palmach, and was an assistant to Haganah commander Yisrael Galili.

Amichai Paglin joined the "Hayil Kravi" of the Irgun and immediately began acting as a simple soldier.

Amichai Paglin participated in one of their first operations, the Irgun's bombing of the Immigration Department in Haifa, carried out as a protest against the British refusal to allow large numbers of Jewish refugees into Palestine.

Amichai Paglin stood out for his courage, his technical knowledge, his fertile imagination, and his daring and original plans to strike the enemy.

Amichai Paglin planned the King David Hotel bombing, the attack on the British Air Force base at Qastina, the Goldschmidt House officers club bombing, the Acre Prison break, and led the Irgun squad that hanged two British sergeants from trees near Netanya, as a response to the hanging of convicted Irgun members by the British.

Amichai Paglin participated in the joint attempt to break the siege on Jerusalem's Old City.

Amichai Paglin warned him that they would likely attack, and therefore should direct the ship elsewhere.

Amichai Paglin eventually managed to escape, but it was too late to help the Altalena or threaten the government.

Amichai Paglin married Tzipora Perl, who served with him in the underground.

Amichai Paglin was not active in political life, but continued to deal with military and security matters.

Tamir invited Amichai Paglin to speak, where he attacked the management of the party as well.

Amichai Paglin quickly came up with plans, but due to the sudden breakout of war, the operation never occurred.

In September 1972, Amichai Paglin conspired with Rabbi Meir Kahane, Avraham Hershkowitz, and Yosef Schneider, then members of the Jewish Defense League, to smuggle weapons to Rome and take over the Libyan embassy, kill half of those present, and then escape, as revenge for the murder of the eleven Israeli athletes in Munich.

Amichai Paglin had a number of weapon stores, which he had gathered from the Sinai Campaign and the Six-Day War.

Amichai Paglin delivered to Hershkowitz two Carl Gustav submachine guns, two 9mm Beretta pistols, three hand grenades and ammunition for rifles and pistols.

Amichai Paglin admitted to Tamir that he gave into temptation and fell victim to one time weakness.

Amichai Paglin invested in this position his characteristic enthusiasm and diligence.