The Search for Ron Arad: The Mossad's Global Operations to Locate the Missing IAF Navigator - Softcover

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A gripping exposé of one of the most sensitive and challenging missions in Israeli intelligence history.

On October 16, 1986, Israeli Air Force combat navigator Ron Arad was one of two crewmembers on a bombing mission over southern Lebanon when one of their bombs detonated prematurely, crashing their Phantom II fighter jet and resulting in Arad’s capture by Lebanese guerrilla forces. The next few years gave scant new information about the missing navigator, except three handwritten letters and a photograph, showing a bearded Arad in captivity. That was the last time Arad was seen by friendly eyes.

Written by the founder and former head of the Mossad’s secretive “Liberty” division, The Search for Ron Arad exposes the story of one of the most challenging missions in the history of Israeli intelligence: the attempt to uncover Arad's fate and bring him home. Through the division’s formative years between 1992 and 1995, Perlov walks readers through the turbulent times in the Middle East, still mired in open wars, assassinations, and political skirmishes.

Through a fascinating and detailed description of previously unknown, recently declassified covert operations, as well as complex international relations and in-depth investigations, Perlov sheds new light on the shadowy world of the Israeli intelligence community. He exposes the emotional and personal price paid by the men and women of the Mossad and beyond, alongside their unwavering determination to discover the truth, even in the face of war, incredible danger, and unbeatable odds.

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