Behind the Mossad: Three Stories You Won't Believe

Unpacking Israeli History

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How much do you know about the Mossad, Israel’s legendary intelligence agency? In this episode, Noam regales three wild stories about the Mossad that seem like they're straight out of a movie. Welcome to the world of international espionage.

Our deepest gratitude to Israeli journalist Ronen Bergman and his deeply researched, one of a kind book Rise and Kill First. The bulk of our research came from this book. And with that, welcome to the shadowy world of international espionage.

~~~~ This season of Unpacking Israeli History is generously sponsored by Barbara Sommer & Alan Fisher, and Marci & Andrew Spitzer, and this episode is generously sponsored by ​​the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York, and the Jewish Federation of Northern NJ. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/

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Bibliography:

• Rise and Kill First
• PLO Charter: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/plocov.asp
• Munich massacre refresher: https://www.britannica.com/event/Munich-Massacre
• Wrath of God refresher: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Operation-Wrath-of-God
• Eurovision stats: https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/1973
• Uri Milstein interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWNEiChjXF8&ab_channel=AlexTseitlin
• Popular songs of the 1970s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Annual_Hebrew_Song_Chart; https://www.myisraelimusic.com/episode1103
• On 70s-era terror attacks in Israel: https://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/aboutisrael/maps/pages/1967-1993-%20major%20terror%20attacks.aspx
• On the PFLP: https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/pflp-dflp-pflp-gc-palestinian-leftists
• Haddad obit: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1978/04/02/110820416.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0
• Haddad funeral: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8bECeco57k&ab_channel=BloombergQuicktake%3ANow