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Rise and Kill First
- The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations
- Gesprochen von: Rob Shapiro
- Spieldauer: 25 Std. und 58 Min.
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New York Times best seller. The first definitive history of the Mossad, Shin Bet, and the IDF’s targeted killing programs, hailed by The New York Times as "an exceptional work, a humane book about an incendiary subject."
Winner of the National Jewish Book Award in History.
Named one of the 10 best books of the year by Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times.
Named one of the best books of the year by The Economist, The New York Times Book Review, BBC History Magazine, Mother Jones, and Kirkus Reviews
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.
In this pause-resisting, eye-opening audiobook, journalist and military analyst Ronen Bergman - praised by David Remnick as "arguably [Israel's] best investigative reporter" - offers a riveting 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 exceedingly 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).
Including never-before-reported, behind-the-curtain accounts of key operations, and based on hundreds of on-the-record interviews and thousands of files to which Bergman has gotten exclusive access over his decades of reporting, Rise and Kill First brings us deep into the heart of Israel’s most secret activities. 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.
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“Ronen Bergman has set out in incontestable detail the history and scale of Israel’s use of extrajudicial killing as an instrument of defense and foreign policy. His material is stark and sensational, but he steers a steady course through it, even pausing along the way to debate the effectiveness and morality of his subject. The result is a compelling read whatever your point of view.” (John le Carré)
“This remarkable account of Israel’s targeted-killing programs is the product of nearly eight years of research into what is arguably the most secretive and impenetrable intelligence community in the world. Bergman, an investigative reporter and military analyst, interviewed hundreds of insiders, including assassins, and obtained thousands of classified documents.” (The New Yorker)
“America’s difficult relationship with targeted killing and the dilemmas we may face in the future are beautifully illuminated by the longer story of Israel’s experiences with assassination in its own endless war against terrorism.... Americans now have a terrific new introduction to that story with publication of Ronen Bergman’s Rise and Kill First.... It moves at a torrid pace and tells stories that would make Jason Bourne sit up and say ‘Wow!’ It is smart, thoughtful and balanced, and the English translation is superb. It deserves all of the plaudits it has already received.” (The New York Times Book Review)
“Blending history and investigative reporting, Bergman never loses sight of the ethical questions that arise when a state, founded as a refuge for a stateless people who were targets of a genocide, decides it needs to kill in order to survive.... This book is full of shocking moments, surprising disturbances in a narrative full of fateful twists and unintended consequences.” (The New York Times)
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Gesamt5 out of 5 stars
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Sprecher4 out of 5 stars
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Geschichte5 out of 5 stars
- David geissbühler
- 29.05.2020
Great
Extensive and impressive work, a great overview of special ops of Israel‘s most secretive institutions.
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Gesamt5 out of 5 stars
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- Mohamed Kaddioui
- 25.06.2019
deep dive in real life espionage
packed with compelling revelations that decipher many of the dark sides of the Middle East inextricable realities.
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Gesamt4 out of 5 stars
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Geschichte5 out of 5 stars
- Tom Woodsworth
- 21.05.2023
Recommended but a bit long
Very important book that every person interested in Israel and in young, newly built nations in general should read. Beatiful message at the end. A bit long though
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Gesamt5 out of 5 stars
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- Frank F.
- 14.12.2018
Sehr lang, aber auch sehr spannend und informativ
Israels Geheimdienstgeschichte spannend erzählt. Ein Muss für alle die der Nahe Osten interessiert. Die Flut an Fakten und Namen wird sich niemand merken können, aber der rote Faden geht nie verloren
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- Reader
- 05.01.2023
A detailed, albeit depressing history of Israels struggle to survive
The book represents a detailed account of Israels counter terrorism activities, specifically the targeted killing of enemies of the state. Or to be precise, the “negative treatment” of enemies. Recipients of this very unhealthy treatment regime die in a very short time period, at least most of the time. From covert poisoning operations to drive by shootings, sniping, drone strikes and other forms of negative treatment, everything is covered in the book.
I had to stop the audio book at the half way point and take a few weeks break from it before finishing it, filling the gap with positive, life affirming literature. It was just too depressing. It is impossible for me to judge Isreal, I firmly believe you have to be an Isreali to get even a remote understanding of their situation and their struggle for security. Especially after the holocaust, the desire and need to fight back violently seems inevitable after the millennia of violence jews had to suffer and the immediate threat of annihilation once the state of Israel was founded. As a German, I also feel that Germany should have helped Israel far more over the decades after WWII, politically and financially.
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- EFB
- 18.05.2020
Extensive...
...not exhaustive nor complete. Yes, it is a very good work/publication/production. Eichmann's extraction from Argentina and E. Coen's extraordinary spionage achievements were only superficially addressed.
Perhaps R. Bergman had other focus and goals and decided to concentrate solely on these. Truths told are eye-openers. My expectation was to hear how great the Mossad was (and is). That mentuoned, highlughts as well as liowights are openly depicted here.
R Shapiro is also a very good narrator. It could have been the length of the whole work, and my impression all along was that of a monotonous storyteller.
Bottom line is that I would recommend this audiobook to those interested in the subject.
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