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The Angel
The Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel | Uri Bar-Joseph
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A gripping feat of reportage that exposes—for the first time in English—the sensational life and mysterious death of Ashraf Marwan, an Egyptian senior official who spied for Israel, offering new insight into the turbulent modern history of the Middle East. As the son-in-law of Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser and a close advisor to his successor, Anwar Sadat, Ashraf Marwan had access to the deepest secrets of the country’s government. But Marwan himself had a secret: He was a spy for the Mossad, Israel’s intelligence service. Under the codename “The Angel,” Marwan turned Egypt into an open book for the Israeli intelligence services—and, by alerting the Mossad in advance of the joint Egyptian-Syrian attack on Yom Kippur, saved Israel from a devastating defeat. Drawing on meticulous research and interviews with many key participants, Uri Bar Joseph pieces together Marwan’s story. In the process, he sheds new light on this volatile time in modern Egyptian and Middle Eastern history, culminating in 2011’s Arab Spring. The Angel also chronicles the discord within the Israeli government that brought down Prime Minister Golda Meir. However, this nail-biting narrative doesn’t end with Israel’s victory in the Yom Kippur War. Marwan eluded Egypt’s ruthless secret services for many years, but then somebody talked. Five years later, in 2007, his body was found in the garden of his London apartment building. Police suspected he had been thrown from his fifth-floor balcony, and thanks to explosive new evidence, Bar-Joseph can finally reveal who, how, and why.
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Crazeedi @Cinfhen have you read this?? 3y
Cinfhen I‘ve been meaning too!! Thanks for the headsup @Crazeedi 😘😘 3y
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Terrific true spy story with loads of great, anecdotes that are so bonkers they must be real.

Great insights into the preparation for and failures of the Yom Kippur War.

I was slightly less convinced by all the speculation and "logical conclusions" of the final chapter, but it's a compelling read nonetheless.

Cinfhen Sounds fascinating! 8y
GuiltyFeat @Cinfhen It is and Professor Bar Joseph is coming to our next book club meeting in Ra'anana to discuss it. 8y
Cinfhen Cool! Should make for a great discussion 🤓 8y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa That sounds like a great read...adding it! 8y
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