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03864aam a2200517Ii 4500 001 36F34806EF6911EBB8061DD04AECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210728010108 008 181107t20192018nyuaf b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0812982118 020 $a 9780812982114 035 $a (OCoLC)1061307743 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d OCLCQ $d BDX $d MNG $d OCLCF $d LEATE $d YDXIT $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h heb 043 $a a-is--- 050 4 $a UB251.I78 $b B47 2019 082 04 $a 327.125694 $2 23 100 1 $a Bergman, Ronen, $e author. 240 10 $a Hashkem le-horgo. $l English 245 10 $a Rise and kill first : $b the secret history of Israel's targeted assassinations / $c Ronen Bergman ; translated by Ronnie Hope. 250 $a Random House Trade Paperback Edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Random House, $c 2019. 300 $a xxiv, 753 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 637-725) and index. 520 $a Ronen Bergman offers a riveting inside account of Israel's 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. Including never-before-reported, behind-the-curtain accounts of key operations, 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 assassination campaign, which has shaped the Israeli nation, the Middle East, and the entire world. 546 $a In English, translated from the Hebrew. 505 0 $a 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, naiÌve 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. 610 10 $a Israel. $b Mosad le-modiÊ»in vÌ£e-tafkÌ£idim meyuhÌ£adim. 610 10 $a Israel. $b Sherut ha-bitÌ£ahÌ£on ha-kelali. 610 10 $a Israel. $b Tseva haganah le-YisÌraʼel. 650 0 $a Targeted killing $z Israel $x History. 651 0 $a Israel $x Politics and government. 650 0 $a Assassination. 610 17 $a Israel. $b Mosad le-modiÊ»in vÌ£e-tafkÌ£idim meyuhÌ£adim. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00662570 610 17 $a Israel. $b Sherut ha-bitÌ£ahÌ£on ha-kelali. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00562367 610 17 $a Israel. $b Tseva haganah le-YisÌraʼel. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00540760 650 7 $a Assassination. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00818962 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 $a Targeted killing. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01771819 651 7 $a Israel. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204236 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 700 1 $a Hope, Ronnie, $e translator. 941 $a 1 952 $l CEAX572 $d 20210728010939.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=36F34806EF6911EBB8061DD04AECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b UINInitiate Another SILO Locator Search