[Alouette]

This would not be the first time Israel has been a victim of Blow-Back.

What is "Blow-Back"?

[LarryLied]

Spook speak for when an operation has unforeseen negative consequences. An occupational hazard for all intelligence agents.

[Austin Willard Wright]

An example of blow back would be U.S. aid to Bin Laden and his group while they were fighting the Ruskies. It may have "seemed like a good idea at the time" but it it ended up blowing back against us.