![]() ![]() Out occasional acts of sabotage initially against Arabs in Palestine but Each of the four men was given an ArabĪlias and persona to engage in espionage activities but also to carry What these men shared,Īnd what served as the sole basis for their recruitment was Arab-likeįeatures and fluency in Arabic. In Yemen and one born in Palestine of Middle Eastern background. Three months after Israel came into being.ĭrama revolves around four young Jewish men, two born in Syria, one born Juncture of twenty months from January 1948 through August of theįollowing year, or from the state-in-the-making era to approximately Of Israel or of its intelligence service, which, over the years, hasĪcquired almost a mythical reputation. In the introduction that the book does not offer a comprehensive history Struggled to achieve statehood while facing mounting threats from both ![]() Jewish community in the hostile environment of mandatory Palestine ![]() Highlight the crucial role of intelligence or espionage as the small Standards would be viewed at best as amateurish. Well-written book offers a fascinating story of spies who by today’s Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 2019, ISBN-13: 978-1616207229 Reviewed by Nimrod Raphaeli * Matti Friedman Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at the Birth of Israel. ![]()
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