Rise and Kill First : The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations

Author: Bergman, Ronen

Humanities

Published on 9 July 2019 by John Murray Press (John Murray Publishers Ltd).

AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR'A gripping investigation of Israel's assassination policy' Sunday Times'Remarkable' Observer'Riveting' Daily Mail'Compelling' John le CarreWinner of 2018 National Jewish Book AwardFrom the very beginning of its statehood in

1948, the instinct to take every measure to defend the Jewish people has been

hardwired into Israel's DNA. This is the riveting inside account of the

targeted assassinations that have been used countless times, on enemies large

and small, sometimes in response to attacks against the Israeli people and

sometimes pre-emptively. Rise

and Kill First counts their successes, failures and the

moral and political price exacted on those who carried out the missions which

have shaped the Israeli nation, the Middle East and the entire world.

'Exciting, sometimes moving and always

considered ... a stunning feat of research and a riveting read' Dominic

Sandbrook, Sunday Times