Zvi Zamir oversaw a programme of Israeli assassinations
The former director of Mossad, who oversaw a programme of covert assassinations, died on January 2nd, aged 98
He would never forget what he saw at Munich. Zvi Zamir had always been a details man. Even when he was head of Mossad, his reports were meticulous. He noted everything, success and failure alike. But particularly failure: that he felt keenly. And the 1972 Olympics, when some of the Israeli team were taken hostage, offered such terrible details, and so much failure.
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Obituary January 27th 2024
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