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Mossad's Christian heroine dies
Yahoo! News | New York Post ^ | 2/18/05 | Uri Dan

Posted on 02/18/2005 12:48:09 PM PST by LibWhacker

JERUSALEM — The Mossad, Israel's spy agency, this week brought home to her final rest one of its legendary female operatives, Sylvia Raphael.

Only now is it being revealed that she was one of the secret agents who penetrated the PLO bases in Jordan and Lebanon four decades ago when a little-known gang leader named Yasser Arafat (news - web sites) was beginning his terrorist attacks.

Her story reads like . . . well, like a spy novel.

Raphael was born in 1937 in South Africa to a Jewish father and non-Jewish mother. That made her non-Jewish, technically . . .

(Excerpt) Read more at story.news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: christian; espionage; heroine; mossad; raphael; spy; sylvia; sylviaraphael
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1 posted on 02/18/2005 12:48:18 PM PST by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker

Fascinating! Will there be a book?


2 posted on 02/18/2005 1:01:42 PM PST by MJemison
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To: LibWhacker

Sounds like a movie, play or book. Wonder which will be first?


3 posted on 02/18/2005 1:05:06 PM PST by lilylangtree (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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To: trufth

I see you're new here - it's considered uncouth to post accusations without evidence. Please provide some.


5 posted on 02/18/2005 1:09:35 PM PST by nina0113
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To: LibWhacker

God rest her valiant soul... and God help the soul of the newbie/terrorist who called her names...


6 posted on 02/18/2005 1:16:10 PM PST by Awestruck (The artist formerly known as Goodie D)
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To: trufth

Oh..another one....


7 posted on 02/18/2005 1:16:34 PM PST by sofaman
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To: nina0113

I see from a google search for "Sylvia Raphael" that Angelfire
has pulled a few pages relating to this woman. Do you think this may account for our newbie's presence?


8 posted on 02/18/2005 1:28:42 PM PST by Telit Likitis
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To: MJemison; lilylangtree

Don't know. Can't wait, though!


9 posted on 02/18/2005 1:29:02 PM PST by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker

Debra Winger:Spent part of her youth in Israel and served three months in the Israeli army

Becky Wahlstrom (CBS show, Joan of Arcadia)Birth Place: Israel....Birth Name: sivan


10 posted on 02/18/2005 1:30:33 PM PST by Ramonan (Honor does not go out of style.)
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To: trufth

Typical dem talking point


11 posted on 02/18/2005 1:30:37 PM PST by Sam's Army (No witty taglines currently come to mind)
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To: trufth

Enjoy your more than likely short stay here.


12 posted on 02/18/2005 1:31:25 PM PST by Bella_Bru (You're about as funny as a case sensitive search engine.)
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To: nina0113

Looks like he's just another hit 'n run DUmmy. Have half a notion to report him.


13 posted on 02/18/2005 1:32:47 PM PST by LibWhacker
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To: MJemison

LeCarre wrote one some time ago and I think that Diane Keaton had the role - in The Little Drummer Girl. Let the opinions begin.


14 posted on 02/18/2005 1:53:25 PM PST by q_an_a
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Yehuda; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; ...
If you'd like to be on this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.
15 posted on 02/18/2005 3:02:45 PM PST by SJackson ( Bush is as free as a bird, He is only accountable to history and God, Ra'anan Gissin)
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To: trufth; SJackson; Slings and Arrows; MeekOneGOP; Darksheare
Fascinating!That piece of human waste was also implicated in the deaths of 2 CIA operatives and an american SF soldier in lebanon.Isreal is NOT our ally.



trufth
Since Feb 18, 2005

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Fasinating!
You join FR today just to make this one Post. Some facts please. Post some Links to prove what you say.

(P.S. You may not like it here. One other thing. At least learn to spell Israel correctly.)

16 posted on 02/18/2005 6:22:50 PM PST by Fiddlstix (This Tagline for sale. (Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: trufth

Want to back that up with some fact?


17 posted on 02/18/2005 6:25:13 PM PST by Darksheare (It is not a ZOT, it is aggressive electro-dermal exfoliation! Yeeeeeeeeeeeagh!)
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To: Fiddlstix

Thanks!


18 posted on 02/18/2005 6:25:28 PM PST by Darksheare (It is not a ZOT, it is aggressive electro-dermal exfoliation! Yeeeeeeeeeeeagh!)
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You're welcome J
19 posted on 02/18/2005 6:28:21 PM PST by Fiddlstix (This Tagline for sale. (Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: trufth; Admin Moderator

Post and run trolling?


20 posted on 02/18/2005 6:30:36 PM PST by Darksheare (It is not a ZOT, it is aggressive electro-dermal exfoliation! Yeeeeeeeeeeeagh!)
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