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100 1 $aBergman, Ronen.
245 10$aRise and kill first :$bthe secret history of Israel's targeted assassinations /$cRonen Bergman ; translated by Ronnie Hope.
260 $aNew York :$bRandom House,$cc2018.
300 $axxiv, 753 p., [32] p. of plates :$bill. (some col.) ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [637]-725) and index.
520 $a"The Talmud says: "If someone comes to kill you, rise up and kill him first." This instinct to take every measure, even the most aggressive, to defend the Jewish people is hardwired into Israel's DNA. From the very beginning of its statehood in 1948, protecting the nation from harm has been the responsibility of its intelligence community and armed services, and there is one weapon in their vast arsenal that they have relied upon to thwart the most serious threats. Targeted assassinations have been used countless times, on enemies large and small, sometimes in response to attacks against the Israeli people and sometimes preemptively. Journalist and military analyst Ronen Bergman offers an inside account of the targeted killing programs: their successes, their failures, and the moral and political price exacted on the men and women who approved and carried out the missions. Bergman has gained the rare cooperation of many current and former members of the Israeli government, including Prime Ministers Shimon Peres, Ehud Barak, Ariel Sharon, and Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as high-level figures in the country's military and intelligence services: the IDF (Israel Defense Forces), the Mossad (the world's most feared intelligence agency), Caesarea (a "Mossad within the Mossad" that carries out attacks on the highest-value targets), and the Shin Bet (an internal security service that implemented the largest targeted assassination campaign ever, in order to stop what had once appeared to be unstoppable: suicide terrorism). Bergman traces, from statehood to the present, the gripping events and thorny ethical questions underlying Israel's targeted killing campaign, which has shaped the Israeli nation, the Middle East, and the entire world." --$c(Source of summary not specified)
546 $aIn English, translated from the Hebrew.
610 10$aIsrael.$bMosad le-modiʻin ṿe-tafḳidim meyuḥadim.
610 10$aIsrael.$bSherut ha-biṭaḥon ha-kelali.
610 10$aIsrael.$bTseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel.
650 0$aAssassination.
650 0$aTargeted killing$zIsrael$xHistory.
700 1 $aHope, Ronnie.