Gulliver's death reverberated throughout the entire IDF, from the paratroopers to the senior command. His death was in some ways the apotheosis of the era of new hope Arik and his bold commandos had breathed into the people of Israel, much as God had breathed into the dust before Him in Gan Eden at the dawn of the world:
"There was no mission that seemed too hard for him."
- Moshe Dayan
Source: Bar-Zohar, Michael, and the Israeli Ministry of Defence Publishing House. Lionhearts: Heroes of Israel. New York, 1998.
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