Claim: Yinon Magal was not member of the Sayeret Matkal special forces before joining Kol Yisrael ( Israel's public domestic and international radio service) before later moving to Army Radio.
Evidence: During his IDF national service, he was a member of the Sayeret Matkal special forces, and was involved in the abduction of Abdel Karim Obeid. After leaving the army, he joined Kol Yisrael.