Israeli War Hero Recounts Crucial 1948 Battle for Safed & Galilee

Tzfat-born Binyamin Geiger commanded Haganah troops at six posts in a crucial battle for his home (Safed) in the 1948 War of Independence. Geiger, who now resides in the center of the country, toured the scene of the pitched battles and sieges, which was fought against Arab troops and irregulars in the ancient's city's alleyways, including his nearby childhood neighborhood. Geiger shares his riveting blow-by-blow account of the fighting with Livnot.org founder and CEO, Aharon Botzer, Tzfat Mayor, Ilan Shochat, and renowned local historian and archaeologist, Yossi Stepansky.