Victor ostrovsky on mossad by way of deception, thou. Mar 11, 2014 the motto of israels foreign intelligence service the mossad translates as by way of deception you shall make war, and one might modify that a bit to claim that by way of deception you can sell books. Ok well according to wikipedia, it is the former motto, and whether you state its lack of counsel or deception as the translation, the english translation of deception has been used as the title of a book, as used by a former mossad agent, to validate the understood meaning of the motto by a former mossad agent himself. By way of deception, thou shalt do war your state anti. Nov 21, 2014 provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises by way of deception mats aleklint eirik hegdal martin kuchen mattias stahl alexander zethson johan. The last part of the book details several missions of the mossad from an insiders perspective. The title of the book is supposedly a translation of part of proverbs 24. Tel avivs whimsical decision to make by way of deception a bestseller by trying to suppress it in the canadian and us courts raises suspicions that the book is a plant. For a variety of reasons, some alarming, others somewhat selfserving. This book is very critical of the mossad and victor ostrovsky is considered a criminal in israel. That motto describes more than the modus operandi of the worlds most ruthless and feared organization of professional assassins and espionage agents. Feb 18, 2010 the images from dubai follow the biblical injunction and the mossad s old motto. Or, from a former agent critical of the agency, by way of deception, thou shalt do war.
Why is the official motto of israeli mossad by way of. I found his books and discovered ostrovskys work is certainly different. The making and unmaking of a mossad officer, victor ostrovsky mentionned that the mossad academy director told him that the mossad motto was deceit is essential in warfare, not exactly the bible quote. The motto of israels foreign intelligence service, the mossad, translates as by way of deception you shall make war. They helped me write the only book approved by mossad, gideons spies. Is the mossad motto really by way of deception, thou. The current motto is without deception, a nation falls.
The title of the book is what ostrovsky alleges to be the english translation of the former motto of the mossad, a phrase from proverbs but none of this explains why mossad would put tens of thousands of americans presumably many of them jews at risk. Like peter wrights spycatcher penguin usa, 1987, which was suppressed in britain, this book on israels legendary spy organization by a former mossad katsa. The making and unmaking of a mossad officer 1 is a nonfiction book by a former katsa case officer in the mossad, victor ostrovsky, and canadian journalist and author claire hoy. Mossads enigmatic motto victor ostrovsky, the exmossad agent, translated the motto as by way of deception, thou shalt do war. It may be argued that the biblical meaning of the word is strategy rather than deception, but usage of the word has already changed to a negative connotation as far back as the talmudic period. Well, because the full and properly translated biblical sentence from the book of prov. Amit said the book tells like it was and like it is.
The making and unmaking of a mossad officer is a nonfiction book by a former katsa case officer in the mossad, victor ostrovsky, and canadian journalist and author claire hoy. Victor is an ex mossad spy who has decided to reveal some of the methods that the mossad employs to accomplish their task. Mossad s old motto was a verse from the old testament book proverbs, which in the king james version of the bible was translated as for by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war. Ostrovsky, a former mossad agent, says its motto is by way of deception, thou shalt do war. I have no intention to nag my readers with the meaning of hebrew words, but some insight may be achieved by looking at the mossads mottos. Because unlike other memoirs by former mossad agents, by way of deception is the personal narrative of a disgruntled former katsa case officer, one who left the service under a cloud, with bones to pick and unafraid to name names. May 12, 2018 ostrovsky, a former mossad agent, says its motto is by way of deception, thou shalt do war.
Without a word said, four of the men entered the van and headed for the city. After dropping the commandos at the beach, the combatant headed back for the city, where he would monitor the trojan unit for the next few weeks. It also touches upon the politics and foreign relationships within the intelligence community. By way of deception wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Why is the official motto of israeli mossad by way of deception thou.
Mossad, the israeli intelligence force, has an old testament motto that is described two ways. The deception in by way of deception requires that the mossad know more about an enemys operations than the enemy does. Victor ostrovsky, the ex mossad agent, translated the motto as by way of deception, thou shalt do war. Mossad motto by way of deception, thou shalt do war katsa. But since the disaster would be good for usisraeli realtionships, like lebannon, they likely gave vague warnings without specifics. Victor ostrovsky, the exmossad agent, translated the motto as by way of deception, thou shalt do war. Sep 25, 2012 the title of the book is supposedly a translation of part of proverbs 24. The motto of israels foreign intelligence service the mossad translates as by way of deception you shall make war, and one might modify that a bit to claim that by way of deception you can sell books. As every intelligence officer knows, covert actions aimed at. Expect your state to be viciously attacked by the mossad propaganda machine with lies, innuendo and slander. The images from dubai follow the biblical injunction and the mossads old motto. This book tells what should have been known and isntthat israels hidden force is as formidable as its recognized physical strength. The making of a mossad officer but it exists, and employs between 24 and 27 veteran field personnel, three as active katsas.
The only israeli citizen killed in 911 was a mossad agent on one of the planes. Israeli president shimon peres for decades, israels renowned security arm, the mossad, has been widely recognized as the best intelligence service in the world. Mar 31, 2011 he then wrote a book called by way of deception, which became a new york times bestseller in 1990. Jul 19, 2012 the motto of israels foreign intelligence service, the mossad, translates as by way of deception you shall make war. The making and unmaking of a mossad officer by victor ostrovsky, claire hoy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The making of a mossad officer by victor ostrovsky isbn. The mossad, like other intelligence services, tends to attract attention only when. Penetrating far deeper than the bestselling every spy a prince, it is an insiders account of mossad tactics and exploits.
By way of deception, told to claire hoy by former mossad agent victor ostrovsky, chronicles not only ostrovskys four years in training as an agent for israels elite intelligence agency, but also a variety of related activities occurring both within israel and throughout the world. It is engraved with hundreds of names, and there is space for hundreds more, if necessary, to be carved with pride for agents sent to carry out the mossad motto. Ostrovsky claims this translates, by way of deception, thou shalt do war. The making and unmaking of a mossad officer reprint by victor ostrovsky, claire hoy isbn.
As every intelligence officer knows, covert actions aimed at deception. Mossad, he says, provoked americas air strike on libya in 1986 by making it appear that terrorist orders were being transmitted from the libyan government to its embassies around the world. I didnt know a thing about mossad until i had to research them for what comes next. He is the only mossad agent to leave the agency, discuss its covert activities, and survive for more than. An official smear campaign failed to stop ostrovskys book, so the.
Politely as, for by wise guidance you can wage your war. By way of deception victor ostrovsky this is an extract from the book by way of deception by victor ostrovsky and claire hoy. He left israels secret police agency and returned to. The words reflect the israeli intelligence organizations heroic mythan.
Mossads old motto was a verse from the old testament book proverbs, which in the king james version of the bible was translated as for by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war. He then wrote a book called by way of deception, which became a new york times bestseller in 1990. It is engraved with hundreds of names, and there is space for hundreds more, if necessary, to be carved with pride for agents sent to carry out the mossad. By way of deception thou shalt do war national vanguard.
By way of deception is the explosive chronicle of his experiences in the mossad, and of two decades of their frightening and often ruthless covert activities around the world. Its full name is ha mossad, le modiyn ve le tafkidim mayuhadim the institute for intelligence and special operations. By way of deception by victor ostrovsky is a fascinating book about the authors years in the mossad, the israeli intelligence service. America and israel had a joint military agreement where america would build all the f15 and f16 fighter jets, while israels israeli aeronautical industries iai would build all the reserve fuel tanks for both of them.
By way of deception describes the shocking scope and depth of the mossads influence, disclosing how jewish communities in the u. I have been working as a translator and lingual editor for over 10 years now and i have seen many cases where texts were translated in a manipulative way to reflect the position of a certain person or party, taking the translated text far away fro. Feb 20, 2010 i first met amit in 2001 and through him, i talked to the spies of mossad, the katsas, and finally, to the assassins, the kidon, who take their name from the hebrew word for bayonet. Please include in the email all the personal details listed below.
Divine complexion with your host andrea calle definitely sober city and county of denver. Lucky for the mossad is the fact that most highly placed operations in the world are naturally infiltrated with foreign jews native to that country, whom the mossad call sayan assistants, and whom can almost always be counted on to help the home. Daniel silvas bestselling spy novel series is centered on fictional mossad agent and assassin, gabriel allon. The motto of israels spy agency, mossad, is, according to recently defected mossad agent victor ostrovsky. Murray and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The mossad itself was, and thats why it chaned its motto. The truth about the mossad world news the guardian. The greatest missions of the israeli secret service. Britains mi6 has the motto semper occultus, which means always secret. The making and unmaking of a mossad officer is a nonfiction book by a. The title of the book is what ostrovsky alleges to be the english translation of the former motto of the mossad, a phrase from proverbs 24. Senator just happens to have a jewish aid and the aid agreed to become a sayan. The countdown of the top five hits of 911 brings us to number three on your hit parade.
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