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I liked By Way of Deception, by a former Mossad case officer. It was overall critical of the Mossad becoming self-serving (according to the author), but the methods it exposed were genius, especially the training. The Israeli government said it was a fraud, then tried to stop its publication due to state secrets being portrayed.

My favorite part was the trainees being told to be standing on a high-story balcony in an apartment building within a certain amount of time, with a glass of water in hand. Break-ins and such of course ensued. That's not what the Mossad wants, they want deception, finesse. The author said he knocked on the door and portrayed himself as being from the traffic agency, which was planning to put traffic cameras on her building to monitor traffic flows. Those hosting the cameras would be paid a nominal fee of course. She let him in, he went to the balcony to supposedly check the view of the traffic, and asked for a glass of water while he was there.

That's why the Mossad is effective. They train their agents to think, and how to leverage people to their own ends. Master manipulators. Unfortunately, that's resulted in more than one successful spying operation against us.

My favorite part was the trainees being told to be standing on a high-story balcony in an apartment building within a certain amount of time, with a glass of water in hand. Break-ins and such of course ensued. That's not what the Mossad wants, they want deception, finesse. The author said he knocked on the door and portrayed himself as being from the traffic agency, which was planning to put traffic cameras on her building to monitor traffic flows. Those hosting the cameras would be paid a nominal fee of course. She let him in, he went to the balcony to supposedly check the view of the traffic, and asked for a glass of water while he was there.

That's a scene in the movie Spy Game, I believe.

I liked By Way of Deception, by a former Mossad case officer. It was overall critical of the Mossad becoming self-serving (according to the author), but the methods it exposed were genius, especially the training. The Israeli government said it was a fraud, then tried to stop its publication due to state secrets being portrayed.
"By Way of Deception" is a lie not from the first word of the first page, but from the freaking cover. It's first lie is the motto of the Mossad. Victor Ostrovsky purposely mistranslated, the Mossad's motto , which is Proverbs 24:6 "for by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory."