Givat ha-Radar, Summit in Jerusalem hills, Israel

Givat ha-Radar is a summit in the Jerusalem hills at 880 meters elevation with an observation tower designed by architects Aryeh and Eldad Sharon. A two-kilometer trail connects the peak to Maale HaHamisha Forest and continues to Kiryat Anavim Military Cemetery.

The British set up a radio-telephone relay station on the hill, nicknamed "the Radar" for its dish shape, and dismantled it on 11 May 1948. On 13 May Palmach troops took the post, but a Jordanian counterattack with armour on 26 May retook it; two further attempts failed. Jordan held the fortified site until 5 June 1967, when Harel Brigade tanks captured the three positions (Radar 1-3) within hours.

The memorial, inaugurated on 4 June 1975, carries a wall panel from the old Jordanian position listing the fallen of Givat ha-Radar: thirty fighters of the Palmach Harel Brigade in 1948, ten of the Beit Horon battalion, two Kiryat Ye'arim members and five armoured Harel soldiers from 1967. A display of tanks and armoured vehicles stands beside the concrete tower.

The walk to the summit is moderate and mostly on established paths, though the elevation should be kept in mind. Early morning or late afternoon visits offer the most comfortable temperatures and clearest views across the surrounding hills.

The British installation on the hill was long described as a radar station, but later research found it was a radio-telephone relay station. Its dish-like shape led to the mistaken name "Radar", which the surrounding settlement Har Adar still carries.