Striking back : the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel's deadly response

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Book

Title:

Striking back : the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel's deadly response

Author:

Klein, Aaron J.

ISBN:

9781400064274

9780812974638

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

x, 256 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Contents:

Twenty Years Later -- A Year of Terror -- No Warning Bells -- The Games of Peace and Joy -- The Mission Unfolds -- Seizing the Athletes -- Captured -- Bungled Negotiations -- Golda Blanches -- In the Hostages' Room -- Destination: Cairo -- The Catastrophe -- It's All Over -- No Accountability -- Tough Decisions -- Golda Goes for Revenge -- The Plan Takes Shape -- Shadow Wars -- First Man Down -- The Great Capitulation -- A Ripe Target -- The Slippery Slope -- The Shadow Wars Continue -- Assassination in Khartoum -- Another Man Down in Paris -- Operation Spring of Youth -- Europe's Indifference -- Boudia -- The Blunder in Lillehammer -- Cloudy Skies Save Arafat -- Overseas Terrorism Grinds to a Halt -- Ali Hassan Salameh -- "Keep Me Posted" -- A Killer from Within -- Crossing the Jordan -- The Kopel Report.

Summary:

The first full account, based on access to key players who have never before spoken, of the Munich Massacre and the Israeli response--a lethal, top secret, thirty-year-long antiterrorism campaign to track down the killers. As Palestinian members of the Black September group murder eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics, millions watch the crisis unfold on television, witnessing a tragedy that inaugurates the modern age of terror. Back in Israel, Prime Minister Golda Meir vows to track down those responsible. A secret Mossad unit is mobilized, a list of targets drawn up. The Mossad has never spoken about this operation--until now. Journalist Klein's account tells the full story for the first time, peeling back the layers of myth and misinformation about the "shadow war" against terrorist groups, illuminating the tactical and strategic purposes of the Israeli operation, and showing that the Israeli response to Munich was not simply about revenge.--From publisher description

Corporate Subject:

Munaẓẓamat Aylūl al-Aswad.

Israel. Mosad le-modiʻin ṿe-tafḳidim meyuḥadim.

Israel. Mosad le-modiʻin ṿe-tafḳidim meyuḥadim. (OCoLC)fst00662570

Munaẓẓamat Aylūl al-Aswad. (OCoLC)fst00683519

Conference Subject:

Olympic Games -- (20th : -- 1972 : -- Munich, Germany)

Olympic Games.

Subject(s):

Munaẓẓamat Aylūl al-Aswad.

Israel. Mosad le-modiʻin ṿe-tafḳidim meyuḥadim.

Terrorism -- Germany -- Munich.

Athletes -- Violence against -- Germany -- Munich.

Israelis -- Violence against -- Germany -- Munich.

Revenge.

Terrorism -- Prevention.

Terrorism.

Geographic Term:

Germany -- Munich.

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This is Aaron Klein's account of the Munich Olympics and the Israeli counterterrorism operation it spawned. With unprecedented access to Mossad agents and an unparalleled knowledge of Israeli intelligence, Klein peels back the layers of myth about the 'shadow war' against 'Black September' and other terrorist groups.

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Publisher's Weekly Review

Told in remarkable detail, author Klein (Time?s Jerusalem correspondent) chronicles the tragic Israeli hostage massacre at the 1972 Munich Olympics and the secret assassination campaign that followed. The execution of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches by members of Black September is presented as the result of the colossal ineptitude of West German and Bavarian officials. From this horrific event, the author departs on a fascinating examination of the Israeli response?a shadow war in which ?Mossad combatants?were charged with carrying out the assassination orders, which had been passed down from Golda Meir to each successive prime minister.? The Mossad quickly identified assassination targets for their involvement in the Munich Massacre; as the program evolved, however, the Mossad?s goals expanded, creating a systematic counter-terror campaign based on prevention and deterrence. On the heels of Operation Spring of Youth, in which Israeli commandos assassinated three high-level PLO and Fatah officials in Beirut, ?the myth of Israel?s military capacity and the long reach of the Mossad was hitting its peak,? putting terrorists on the defensive. Klein?s account is well researched and highly valuable, and while the episodic structure he employs becomes repetitive, it is nevertheless a necessary read for anyone interested in Israeli history and politics as well as the birth of modern counter-terrorism. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

1 Twenty Years Later	p. 3
2 A Year of Terror	p. 14
3 No Warning Bells	p. 19
4 The Games of Peace and Joy	p. 24
5 The Mission Unfolds	p. 29
6 Seizing the Athletes	p. 35
7 Captured	p. 42
8 Bungled Negotiations	p. 50
9 Golda Blanches	p. 54
10 In the Hostages' Room	p. 59
11 Destination: Cairo	p. 65
12 The Catastrophe	p. 71
13 It's All Over	p. 77
14 No Accountability	p. 82
15 Tough Decisions	p. 91
16 Golda Goes for Revenge	p. 97
17 The Plan Takes Shape	p. 104
18 Shadow Wars	p. 112
19 First Man Down	p. 117
20 The Great Capitulation	p. 125
21 A Ripe Target	p. 129
22 The Slippery Slope	p. 135
23 The Shadow Wars Continue	p. 142
24 Assassination in Khartoum	p. 148
25 Another Man Down in Paris	p. 152
26 Operation Spring of Youth	p. 157
27 Europe's Indifference	p. 171
28 Boudia	p. 178
29 The Blunder in Lillehammer	p. 184
30 Cloudy Skies Save Arafat	p. 199
31 Overseas Terrorism Grinds to a Halt	p. 205
32 Ali Hassan Salameh	p. 211
33 "Keep Me Posted"	p. 223
34 A Killer from Within	p. 231
35 Crossing the Jordan	p. 239
Epilogue	p. 245
Appendix The Kopel Report	p. 249
Author's Note	p. 253
Acknowledgments	p. 255

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