How Israel managed to survive

Seen the secrecy surrounding the Mossad (and the wide plethora of acronyms working on behalf of Israel’s security), Ronen Bergman realized a small miracle. He has written a very detailed account of all the targeted killings since the establishment of the Jewish State. It gives an amazing insight in the workings of the intelligence world,ContinueContinue reading “How Israel managed to survive”

Held van zowel Israel als Egypte

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0q2WbXQWbw Geo-politieke films hebben een streepje voor bij mij, dus deze wilde ik zien. Het viel niet tegen. The Angel vertelt het verhaal van Ashraf Marwam, de schoonzoon van voormalig president Nasser, die als Israëlische spion een belangrijke rol zal spelen in de Yom Kippur oorlog. Marwan wordt gespeld door de up-and-coming Nederlandse acteur Marwan Kenzar. TheContinueContinue reading “Held van zowel Israel als Egypte”

The Gatekeepers – Dror Moreh (2012) ****

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2BqrpLaDVw&feature=youtu.be Really interesting documentary film that tells the story of the Israeli security service, Shin Bet, from the perspective of six of its former heads. A revealing insight for me was the cooperation between the Israeli and Palestinian intelligence services: not because they like each other, but because it both increases Israel’s safety as theContinueContinue reading “The Gatekeepers – Dror Moreh (2012) ****”