The insane story of the most daring operation in mossad history. There is a current revival about some of the greatest mossad ops and this book expands on what is already known. Fortytwo years ago today, two hit men from the mossad special operations unit emerged from a gray volvo on storgten street in lillehammer, norway, and pointed their guns at a. Jeanclaude bartoll, pierpaolo rovero, robin, veronique. Mossad, the israeli intelligence agency, is known as a fearsome organization, punching way above its weight in the world of espionage. The greatest missions of the israeli secret service.
The mainstream media in the united states continue to cover up the considerable role played by the cia and its longtime allies in israels intelligence agency, the mossad, in the international illicit drug trade. Feb 11, 2014 many mossad agents came out of elite i. Written by an exmossad agent, the book covers his own training as an agent, as well as a series of mossad operations. Jungle thriller souvre avec mossad, operations speciales. The focus of the book is the israeli secret service, mossad. The greatest missions of the israeli secret service by michael barzohar, gideons spies. The greatest missions of the israeli secret service by nissim mishal, michael barzohar was.
Buy mossad by michael barzohar nissim mishal at low. Gigapack 1892 livres informatiques multiediteurs 19722017 hd pdf epub cbr ebookmulti. Written by an ex mossad agent, the book covers his own training as an agent, as well as a series of mossad operations. My favourites are the gideons spies by gordon thomas mossad by michael barzohar no mission is impossible by michael ba. Israeli president shimon peres for decades, israels renowned security arm, the mossad, has been widely recognized as the best intelligence service in the world. Please include in the email all the personal details listed below. I love the fact israel takes care of its own and have one of the most elite military forces and special operations in the world. Metsada is the sabotage unit responsible for attacking the enemy, which is different from the. Central institute for intelligence and special operations, one of the three major intelligence organizations of israel, along with aman military intelligence and shin bet internal security.
The idf served as israels armed forces in all the nations major army operations including the 1948 battle of independence, 1951 1956 revenge uses, 1956 sinai war, 1964 1967 battle over. An earlier version of this book was published in israel in 2010 and broke record sales. 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. Metsada is the sabotage unit responsible for attacking the enemy, which is different from the assassination unit. The book is written largely in chronological order with a few exceptions. For example, a chapter about the secret planning which brought the jews of ethiopia to israel over a fifteen year period in several operations comes at the end of the book after stories about events that succeeded it. Mossad is a superbrand and is considered rightly so one of the most successful intelligence agencies in the world. Which is the most informative book about the mossad. Additionally, mossad has a research department, tasked with intelligence production, and a technology department concerned with the development of tools for mossad activities. The secret history of israels targeted assassinations. In addition to their notable operations, the book will cover a former operatives perspective on the agency and will discuss his reasons for leaving as well as how he sees things regarding the state of israel in an entirely new light. Institute for intelligence and special operations is the national intelligence agency of israel. The only publicly known operator who both served in devgru seal team 6 and delta force 1st sfodd was kevin holland.
The mossads qualitative human capital is the secret of our success. Ostrovsky has stated that his name is not a pen name and that if he wanted to hide, he would not have written the book in the first place. The great operations of israels famed secret service. Mossad operations speciales bd, informations, cotes bedetheque. A book currently on the new york times bestsellers list presents a classic example of how fiction can be an ideal way to get at thorny truths. What the mossads female agents do and dont do for the. The following is an incomplete list of recognized and nonrecognized operations carried out by israels intelligence agency, mossad, sorted in chronological order nikita khrushchevs speech capture 1956 mossad capture of a copy of the nikita khrushchevs speech denouncing joseph stalin. This movie strikes you, at first glance, as a high level action movie, but, in fact, its the real thing.
A study of the covert operations carried out by israel from the early days of the state to the. What the mossads female agents do and dont do for the sake of israel breaking cover, five highranking agents discuss the advantages they have as. This book tells what should have been known and isntthat israels hidden force is as formidable as its recognized physical strength. Some scandalous operations have happened, tarnishing the agencys reputation over the years.
Feb 18, 2010 special operations like the assassination in dubai if this indeed was a mossad operation have always accounted for a relatively small proportion of its overall activity. Membership in the mossad is very prestigious in israeli society. Jul 18, 2015 the idf served as israels armed forces in all the nations major army operations including the 1948 battle of independence, 1951 1956 revenge uses, 1956 sinai war, 1964 1967 battle over. For decades, israels renowned security arm, the mossad, has been widely recognized as the best intelligence service in the world. A nuclear desk is focused on special weapons related issues. One of the mossads most notable operations that deployed women was in 1987, when a female agent, cindy, lured mordechai vanunu a nuclear technician at the dimona plant who sold the. The mossad, hebrew for the institute, is short for the institute for intelligence and special operations. Technology department is responsible for development of advanced technologies for support of mossad operations. Israeli president shimon peres for decades, israels renowned security arm, the mossad, has been widely recognized. The greatest missions of the israeli secret service reveals the dark world of intelligence agencies. The mossad is concerned with foreign intelligence gathering, intelligence analysis, and covert.
Jul 12, 2017 fortytwo years ago today, two hit men from the mossad special operations unit emerged from a gray volvo on storgten street in lillehammer, norway, and pointed their guns at a young man out to the. In the 1960s, the nuclear materials and equipment corporation numec in apollo, pennsylvania, which produced. The mossad hamossad lemodiin uletafkidim meyuhadim hebrew. In mossad, authors michael barzohar and nissim mishal take us behind the closed curtain with riveting, eyeopening, bootsontheground accounts of the most dangerous, most crucial missions in the agencys 60year history. Sep 25, 2017 the mossad, israels institute for intelligence and special operations, is one of the most active government intelligence agencys in the world. The mossad passed it on to the united states, which published the speech, embarrassing the ussr. The mossad is widely recognized today as the best intelligence service in the world. 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. In mossad, authors michael barzohar and nissim mishal take us behind the closed curtain with riveting, eyeopening, bootsontheground accounts of the most dangerous, most crucial missions in the agencys sixtyyear history. Jungle thriller souvre avec mossad, operations speciales clement solym 28. In april 2001, the mossad published a help wanted ad in the israeli press seeking electronics engineers and computer scientists for the mossad technology unit.
Imperfect spies will be arriving on global streaming giant netflix in january 2019, according to yossi melman, the cocreator of the show. Special operations like the assassination in dubai if this indeed was a mossad operation have always accounted for a relatively small proportion of its overall activity. Mossad unveils the defining and most dangerous operations, unknown heroes, and mysterious agents of the worlds most respectedand most enigmaticintelligence service. The greatest missions of the israeli secret service by michael barzohar and nissim mishal mossad. The need for an intelligence agency values of the mossad operations helping allies other developments. Army special forces troops to set up an electronics system which allowed drugs to be shuttled by air from colombia to albrook air station in panama, without. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The title of the book is what ostrovsky alleges to be the english translation of the former motto of the mossad, a phrase from proverbs 24. They were armed with nonstandard weapons and tasked with carrying out retribution operations across the states bordersin particular, establishing small unit maneuvers, activation and tactical insertion and exit tactics. Easily readable, well written, and perfectly executed. As is typical of the mossads recruitment operations, the female spotter, gabriel, and gil all went undercover as europeans, in what is known as a false flag operation.
Nov 06, 2012 the mossad is widely recognized today as the best intelligence service in the world. Mossad is the hebrew word for institute or institution. The book reveals various aspects of this secret service and talks about their daily activities. Israeli spy and head of mossads special operations division published. It is also the most enigmatic, shrouded in secrecy. When the state of israel was declared, david bengurion, israels first prime minister, decided it was necessary to create intelligence agencies to operate on behalf of the nascent state. The greatest missions of the israeli secret service kindle edition by barzohar, michael, mishal, nissim. Jeanclaude bartoll, pierpaolo rovero, veronique robin.
The mossad, israels institute for intelligence and special operations, is one of the most active government intelligence agencys in the world. Which is the most informative book about the mossad institute for intelligence and special operations in israel. Comes from my answer answer to can anyone name a few good books on mossad. The truth about the mossad world news the guardian. Commando unit 101, the founding israeli special forces unit, was established and commanded by ariel sharon on orders from prime minister david bengurion in august 1953.
Jan 31, 2012 mossads secret operations cooljewnews. Here are the thrilling stories of daring top secret missions, including the capture of adolf eichmann, the eradication of black september. Mar 11, 2017 in addition to their notable operations, the book will cover a former operatives perspective on the agency and will discuss his reasons for leaving as well as how he sees things regarding the state of israel in an entirely new light. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The insane story of the most daring operation in mossad. Telecharger mossad, operations speciales tome 2 lotage. Voir aussi mossad, operations speciales pierpaolo rovero dessinateur. According to cutolos affidavit, under operation watchtower, beginning in 1976, the cia and the mossad utilized u. Mossad, mossad also spelled mosad, in full mossad merkazi lemodiin uletafkidim meyuhadim, hebrew. The greatest missions of the israeli secret service is the fascinating history of israels greatest defense against terrorism, the mossad. This book will detail the extent to which the mossad would go to in order to obtain information about a. The great operations of israels secret service by michael barzohar, nissim mishal isbn.