Secret Wars: Iran-Israel History's Hidden Battles

Jiyar Gol heads to Israel on the trail of half a ton of missing Iranian secret documents. The Israelis arrested in Haifa are accused of 600 to 700 intelligence-gathering missions for Iran over two years, including targeting a senior official – presumably for potential assassination. Whoever fired missiles at Iran ’ s consular offices in Damascus—and anyone with an iota of experience knows it was Israel’s air force—wanted to destroy that edifice and kill whoever was inside. From the 1979 Islamic Revolution to modern drone attacks, the Israel - Iran rivalry continues to shape the Middle East. Here's how it all began and why it hasn't ended. With all the bone-chill­ing ten­sion of a good thriller, Bergman’ s book reveals the behind-the-scene efforts of the Mossad and the CIA to thwart the ter­ror­ist ploys of Hezbol­lah. The book, translated from the Hebrew and based on extensive interviews with Israeli intelligence officials and others, provides a wealth of insights, unfamiliar anecdotes, and telling observations regarding the three-decade-old confrontation with Iran .