3/20/2023 0 Comments Wrise first and killThe Israeli government did its best to prevent Bergman from writing this. With remarkable access to officials and reports, Ronen Bergman's revealing book lays bare Mossad's kill operations * Observer * * Daily Mail *Ī masterpiece! Only Ronen Bergman's extraordinary research could have achieved it * Christopher Andrew, author of 'The Defence of the Realm: The Authorised History of MI5' *Įxciting, sometimes moving and always considered.Not only is Bergman's book a stunning feat of research and a riveting read, it is also testament to the author's personal courage - Dominic Sandbrook * Sunday Times * But it took considerable courage for him to publish it. Riveting.Based on 1,000 interviews and vast numbers of leaked documents, his book often reads like a John le Carre novel. * John le Carre *Ī gripping investigation of Israel's assassination policy * Sunday Times * The result is a compelling read whatever your point of view. His material is stark and sensational, but he steers a steady course through it. Ronen Bergman has set out in incontestable detail the history and scale of Israel's use of extrajudicial killing as an instrument of defence and foreign policy. Publisher: John Murray Press ISBN: 9781473694743 Number of pages: 784 Weight: 600 g Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 54 mm MEDIA REVIEWSĪ thrilling narrative of extreme bravery and compromised morality * Economist, Books of the Year 2018 * a stunning feat of research and a riveting read' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times 'Exciting, sometimes moving and always considered. Rise and Kill First counts their successes, failures and the moral and political price exacted on those who carried out the missions which have shaped the Israeli nation, the Middle East and the entire world. This is the riveting inside account of the targeted assassinations that have been used countless times, on enemies large and small, sometimes in response to attacks against the Israeli people and sometimes pre-emptively. Winner of 2018 National Jewish Book Awardįrom the very beginning of its statehood in 1948, the instinct to take every measure to defend the Jewish people has been hardwired into Israel's DNA. 'A gripping investigation of Israel's assassination policy' Sunday Times
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