Formed in 1951 to ensure an embattled israels future, the mossad has been responsible for. The greatest missions of the israeli secret service unveils the defi ning and most dangerous operations that have shaped israel and the world at large from the agencys more than sixtyyear history, among them. A history of israels intelligence services by ian black and benny morris, man in the shadows. In the late 1990s, after mossad was tipped off to the presence of two iranian agents in johannesburg on a mission to procure advanced weapons systems from denel, a mossad agent was deployed, and met up with a local jewish contact. Jul 11, 2007 ostrovsky, a mossad officer from approximately january 1983 to 1986, provides one of the most detailed descriptions of agent training in print. As israel tries to smother his book, a former mossad spy spills some dark.
In december 1949, israels cofounder david bengurion created a new agency for intelligence operations outside the countrys borders. The complexity of this training cannot be understated. The life and death of a mossad spy is the story of a young, dedicated mossad agent as told by moti kfir, the man who trained her, and ram oren, a journalist and author. It also touches upon the politics and foreign relationships within the intelligence community. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership.
It includes attempts on notable persons who were reported to have been specifically targeted by the various israeli security, intelligence and law enforcement agencies according to eyal weizman, targeted assassinations have become the most significant and frequent form of. Apr 25, 2017 mossad has been immortalized by movies, documentaries, and books from across the world. Mossad is a superbrand and is considered rightly so one of the most successful intelligence agencies in the world. The last part of the book details several missions of the mossad from an insiders perspective. This book will detail the extent to which the mossad would go to in order to obtain information about a target, or apprehend a target. Mar 09, 2016 you will see mossad agents hunting nazi war criminals in south america, apprehending deserters, assassinating enemies, and even carrying out rescue operations involving jews in hostile nations. My favourites are the gideons spies by gordon thomas mossad by michael barzohar no mission is impossible by michael ba. The first time the mossad came calling, they wanted victor ostrovsky for their. With an extensive network of agents located throughout the world in every country except micronesia and peru, the mossads informationgathering capacity is unprecedented.
Barzohars books have been translated into eighteen languages. I n january 2010 israeli agents converged on a luxury hotel in dubai. Buy mossad book online at low prices in india mossad. The mossad is presented as an agency that will do anything to save israel, to the point of assassination and framing their own agents. Claiming the mossad, despite its relative small size, is an institution unto itself, he believes prime ministers have no control over it and instead foreign policy is manipulated by the desires of the. The life and times of a mossad agent, and what he did. Saladin was a bad guy who got away in the series previous book, the black. Beyond the issue of how we do this in secret the answer, of course, is secret bases located throughout the world, see our secret bases, we have to deal with the complexity of the physical conditions of our agents. Agents of innocence by david ignatius 1987 beyond stealing secrets, reallife spy work is also about liaison with the enemy and the establishment of secret channels.
Mossad unveils the defining and most dangerous operations, unknown heroes, and mysterious agents of the worlds most respectedand most enigmaticintelligence service. Examining the covert operations, the targeted assassinations and the paramilitary activities within and outside israel, michael barzohar and nissim mishal detail the great stories of mossad and reveal the personal tales of some of the best mossad agents and leaders to serve their country. The mossad is the secret intelligence agency of the state of israel, recognized globally as the most advanced in the world. In the course of the lawsuit israel brought publicity to the book and in its. Theirs is a world of intrigue, sleepless nights and, sometimes, flirtation, in conditions of everlurking. The greatest missions of the israeli secret service by michael barzohar, gideons spies. It includes attempts on notable persons who were reported to have been specifically targeted by the various israeli security, intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Ostrovsky, a mossad officer from approximately january 1983 to 1986, provides one of the most detailed descriptions of agent training in print. Intelligence correspondent ronen bergman persuades mossad agents, shin bet and. Buy mossad by michael barzohar nissim mishal at low.
Yasser arafats chauffeur, durak kasim, a mossad agent since 1977, was not forewarned of the israeli bombing of tunisia in 1985, and lost a leg. Why are there so many arab agents when 60 percent of the jews in israel are arabs. My breakthrough in terms of identifying myself as exmossad came when i published a book, periphery. Airborne training as in jumping out of a plane with a parachute may also be part of training for some agents. A katsa is a field intelligence officer of the mossad, the national intelligence agency of israel. Intelligence correspondent ronen bergman persuades mossad agents, shin bet and military personnel to disclose their stories on statesponsored killings ethan bronner sunday 28 january 2018 00. Jul 12, 2017 the mossad agents had been sent to lillehammer to assassinate ali hassan salameh, an operative and leader of the palestinian militant group black september, and mastermind behind the murder of 11. It is also the most enigmatic, shrouded in secrecy. The sixth edition of the compelling and controversial history of israels secret intelligence agencyin the secret world of spies and covert operations, no other intelligence service continues to be surrounded by myth and mystery, or commands respect and fear like israels mossad. According to the book striking back, published by aharon klein in 2006. What impressed me most about this book was the description of the training that goes into becoming a mossad agent. As israel tries to smother his book, a former mossad spy spills. Mossad agents tracked down and assassinated the arab guerrilla leaders responsible for the massacre of israeli athletes at the 1972 munich olympic games, and the mossad has also been linked with several assassinations of palestinian leaders in europe, the middle east, and north africa. The next time, he agreed to enter the grueling threeyear training program to become a katsa, or intelligence case officer, for the legendary israeli spy organization.
For female mossad agents, life is like a spymovie though not always as glamorous. Mossad thrillers explore mossad thrillers thatll hook you. Not everyone will use these more physical skills in their careers at the cia. Posing as south african intelligence, they abducted the iranians, drove them to a warehouse, and beat and. Her mission to isolate iranian agents in buenos aires becomes clouded by her past. After completing his training, simhoni is assigned the identity of a deceased. Intelligence agencies have a lot of trouble with books about themselves. Additionally, this book will detail the capture, trial and execution of two of the worlds most notorious nazi war criminals. He also wrote the biography of isser harel, the legendary director of the mossad, and coauthored the quest for the red prince, which dealt with the bloody war between the mossad and black september. A katsa collects information and runs agents, similar to a case officer of the cia.
Comes from my answer answer to can anyone name a few good books on mossad. Penetrating far deeper than the bestselling every spy a prince, it is an insiders account of mossad tactics and exploits. More commonly, though, it was known simply as the institute the mossad. The mossad agents had been sent to lillehammer to assassinate ali hassan salameh, an operative and leader of the palestinian militant group black september, and.
The agency and its agents have been depicted in such popular movies as the debt, license to kill, the little drummer girl, and munich. Mar 11, 2018 in the mid1960s, television comedy writer sol weinstein produced a series of satirical novels about agent israel bond of m 33 and, a barely disguised mossad. The life and times of a mossad agent, and what he did after. Israel argued that the book would damage israeli security and endanger the. The mossad was assigned by the state of israel with the responsibility of intelligence gathering, intelligence analysis and carrying out special secret operations outside the country. The mossad is widely recognized today as the best intelligence service in the world. As part of his training, he learned of the great feats of israeli. Israels search for middle east allies, in 2015, which had to go through layers of censorship. Bet you all want to know what i spend doing when i am not writing or dancing. In the mid1960s, television comedy writer sol weinstein produced a series of satirical novels about agent israel bond of m 33 and, a barely disguised mossad. Here are the thrilling stories of daring top secret missions, including the capture of adolf eichmann, the eradication of black september, the destruction of the syrian nuclear facility, and the elimination of key iranian. Here are the thrilling stories of daring top secret missions, including the capture of adolf eichmann, the eradication of black september, the destruction of the syrian.
Spies and the mossad, a trio of novels hadassah magazine. I know when i am being followed, says the former agent of mossad, the israeli. Dec, 2018 my breakthrough in terms of identifying myself as exmossad came when i published a book, periphery. Apr 01, 2010 gideons spies draws from classified documents, confidential sources, and closeddoor interviews with mossad agents, informants, and spymasters to reveal the organizations deepest secrets. Handtohand training is an important asset, but only if you have hands. Spy cables reveal israels mossad tactics israel news al. New book chronicles israels 2,700 assassination operations. Nissim mishal is one of the foremost tv personalities in israel. What the mossads female agents do and dont do for the. The great operations of israels secret service ebook. Jul 22, 2018 i n january 2010 israeli agents converged on a luxury hotel in dubai. The greatest missions of the israeli secret service.
Spy cables reveal israels mossad tactics israel news. The dawn of mossad agents were taught rudimentary spycraft on a kibbutz, then sent off to gather intelligence and occasionally to blow something up. Agent kefira is the daughter of the most dangerous agent in mossads stable. Israel was also concerned that pakistani army officers were training libyans and iranians in handling chinese and north korean military equipment. You will see mossad agents hunting nazi war criminals in south america, apprehending deserters, assassinating enemies, and even carrying out rescue operations involving jews in hostile nations. One mission stood out when mossad had been tasked with rescuing a child kidnapped by his orthodox grandfather and smuggled abroad with the help of some. Modeled on the tsarist cheka, with a secret budget and a faceless director, the mossad trains its people to play candid camera to the world, to. Rise and kill first explores israels assassination program. Many agents will do more far more walking and talking than they do running and jumping. Spies no longer have to be a thinlipped james bond type or a george smiley, as this trio of books demonstrates with varying degrees of success. The following is a list of alleged and confirmed assassinations reported to have been conducted by the state of israel. Mossads scientists and pathologists, as well as field agents, katsas, have combed and bagged the clues from the paradise hotel disaster area.
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