Rise and kill first : the secret history of Israel's targeted assassinations

9781400069712
1400069718

First edition

xxiv, 753 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 637-725) and index

In blood and fire
A secret world is born
The bureau for arranging meetings with God
The entire Supreme Command, with one blow
"As if the sky were falling on our heads"
A series of catastrophes
"Armed struggle is the only way to liberate Palestine"
Meir Dagan and his expertise
The PLO goes international
"I have no problem with anyone that I've killed"
"Wrong identification of a target is not a failure. It's a mistake."
Hubris
Death in the toothpaste
A pack of wild dogs
"Abu Nidal, abu shmidal"
Black flag
The Shin Bet coup
Then came a spark
Intifada
Nebuchadnezzar
Green storm rising
The age of the drone
Mughniyeh's revenge
"Just one switch, off and on"
"Bring us the head of Ayyash"
"Sly as a snake, naïve as a little child"
A low point
All-out war
"More suicide bombers than explosive vests"
"The target has been eliminated, but the operation failed"
The rebellion in Unit 8200
Picking anemones
The radical front
Killing Maurice
Impressive tactical success, disastrous strategic failure

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Hope, Ronnie, translator