Operation Red Falcon (Kindle Single) by Ronen Bergman


Operation Red Falcon (Kindle Single)
Title : Operation Red Falcon (Kindle Single)
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Language : English
Format Type : Kindle Edition
Number of Pages : 84
Publication : First published March 31, 2015

Early on the morning of September 1, 1996, the Israeli military began preparing for a war with Syria they were convinced was imminent. The Israelis had received top-secret intelligence from a Syrian general and informant code-named Red Falcon, recruited 23 years earlier by Mossad spy Yehuda Gil—himself known as "the man of a thousand faces." Gil had been the general's sole handler, the conduit of decades of critical intelligence. But now, on the brink of war, questions arose about who exactly was handling whom. What information was real and what was a lie? Was Gil, a man of mythic exploits in Israeli intelligence, a hero or a traitor?

With exclusive access to Gil and other key figures in one of the greatest intelligence intrigues in modern history, celebrated Israeli investigative journalist Ronen Bergman unravels the incredible true story of the Yehuda Gil affair. Bergman's unprecedented reporting takes him to the heart of Israel's shadowy spy agencies, arguments at the highest levels of a government lurching toward war, and last-minute secret meetings at the CIA and the White House to avert it. At the center of it all is the mystery of Red Falcon, his spymaster handler, and the very nature of deception.

Operation Red Falcon (Kindle Single) Reviews

  • Michael Flanagan

    Operation Red Falcon is a interesting short read that takes the reader into the world of intelligence gathering and Mossad. The book looks into the validity of certain intelligence that nearly sent Syria and Israeli into a bloody war. The author gives the reader the information and it is up to them to who they believe.

  • Jan Jaap


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    Looking for non Hebrew publications (GR gives 3 and LOC doesn't list this title) I found an original source.

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    The AtavistMagazine, no 47 March 2015 html file

  • Jayanth

    An almost unbelievable story of how one man fooled one of the world's most elite intelligence agencies over 30 years.

  • Mina

    This book reports another chapter in the book of Middle East war of espionage in the second half of the 20th century. It deals with a very controversial case that remains unresolved, or at least for the public.
    Bergman, a skilled academic and a professional journalist, manages to leave no stone unturned regarding this 25-years long operation. However, it leaves us with more questions than answers: was Gil indeed a traitor, or somebody whose mental capacity was compromised, or perhaps he was manipulated by his Syrian asset throughout this long operation?

    I would certainly recommend this book.

  • Ryan

    An interesting "spy story" about a Mossad agent who may have been misleading his agency for years, potentially greatly to the detriment of Israel. Mostly raises questions rather than answering anything, but an interesting and entertaining read.

  • Jeff Swystun

    This is a tremendously entertaining short story on Yehuda Gill, a decades serving Mossad operative. It begs a more in depth effort as this reads like a preface and does not give enough information to form an opinion. There is just too much to speculate on especially when it comes to intelligence services. So we are entertained while reading but left to wonder whether hubris or personal deception drove this man or whether there was more to the tensions with Syria two decades ago.

  • andrew y

    kept me turning the digital pages. but I feel like its BIG TAKE was mostly over by the end of the first section.

  • Hemang

    Gripping read for someone who likes geo-politics.