Rise and Kill First: The Inside Story and Secret Operations of Israel's Assassination Program

This fascinating book reveals the secret missions to eliminate Israel's enemies. From Hamas and Hezbollah leaders to a Palestine Liberation Organization strategist, from a Syrian general to a Canadian engineer - the history of numerous targeted assassinations collected here proves that Israel's enemies can forget about peace. And it doesn't matter where they hide: the Shin Bet, Mossad, the IDF and other forces will track them down and eliminate them in Beirut, Damascus, Tehran, Dubai, Rome, Paris or London.
Through successes and scandalous failures, through the moral dilemmas facing the state in conditions of constant threat, the book explains the philosophy of "kill first" that has become an important component of Israeli state policy. Ronen Bergman was able to interview and obtain testimonies from prime ministers and many other influential members of the government, military and intelligence services of the country. The irony is that the almighty Mossad put a lot of effort into preventing this book from being published. Fortunately, it was this Mossad “operation” that turned out to be unsuccessful. The book was published anyway, and everything in it is interesting, including the notes.