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A Soviet spy and an Israeli patriot
The death of Soviet secret agent Marcus Klingberg is a reminder that even the most fiercely ideological spies can have a deep compassion for the societies they live in. Marcus Klingberg, “the most damaging spy in Israel’s history,” according to Israel’s security services, passed away earlier this week at the age of 97. Klingberg was…
By
Haggai Matar
December 3, 2015
The real reason Jewish-American spy Jonathan Pollard is back in the news
Pollard is scheduled to be released in November. The issue for Israel is whether the U.S. will allow the Jewish American to move to Israel, where Washington fears he would be given a hero’s welcome. The 30-year saga of convicted spy Jonathan Pollard is once again gaining serious attention in the Israeli, American and international news…
By
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
July 25, 2015
How my Jewish grandfather spent WWII in a German uniform
What if I told you that my late grandfather was a Jewish Soviet spy who infiltrated a Nazi army unit during World War II to support partisans, Jews and the Red Army? This is the true story of Jacob Ingerman, recently published as an e-book in English, titled, ‘A Jew in the ‘Service’ of the Reich.’…
By
Haggai Matar
September 26, 2014
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Jonathan Pollard should apply for parole
Jonathan Pollard, the U.S. Naval Intelligence officer who betrayed his country, has served a long time in prison for his crime. Instead of continuing to rely on the failed strategy of presidential clemency in seeking early release, the convicted spy should do something he has never tried: apply for parole. Jonathan Pollard betrayed his country…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
April 19, 2013
Why Israel will continue trying to keep ‘Prisoner X’ a secret
If the reports — and unraveling details — about Ben Zygier’s work with the Mossad are true, Israel has every reason to try and keep his existence and identity a secret, however superflous those efforts may be. As details about the life, work and untimely demise of ‘Prisoner X’ unravel, the most intriguing unanswered questions…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
February 13, 2013
TIMELINE: The Anat Kamm affair
In the spring of 2010, it emerged that a young journalist had been under house arrest for several months for leaking documents that led to the publication of an investigative report on IDF misconduct. Thanks to an unprecedented media blackout, the case made headlines around the world. Anat Kamm, who was originally sentenced to four-and-a-half…
By
Noa Yachot
October 28, 2011
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