When he was 16 , Harel began preparations to emigrate to British Mandate for Palestine . During this preparatory year he worked in agriculture with the aspiration to join a kibbutz . With the outbreak of the 1929 Hebron massacre , his friends decided to move up their emigration date in order to reinforce the Jewish settlement in Palestine . Documents were prepared for the 17-year-old Harel stating that he was 18 and eligible for a British visa . At the beginning of 1930 he immigrated to Palestine . He crossed Europe from north to south to board a ship in Genoa , carrying a pistol that he concealed in a loaf of bread
1929 Hebron massacre
1929 Hebron massacre
Isser Harel