Ronen Bergman | Rise and Kill First
Senior correspondent for military and intelligence affairs for Israel’s largest daily paid newspaper and a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, author Ronen Bergman will be in conversation with Dov Wilker, Regional Director of the American Jewish Committee, to discuss and sign copies of his new book "Rise and Kill First."
About the Book
The Talmud says: “If someone comes to kill you, rise up and kill him first.” This instinct to take every measure, even the most aggressive, to defend the Jewish people is hardwired into Israel’s DNA. From the very beginning of its statehood in 1948, protecting Israel from harm has been the responsibility of its intelligence community and armed services, and there is one weapon in their vast arsenal that they have relied upon to thwart the most serious threats: targeted assassinations. In this page-turning, eye-opening book, Israeli investigative journalist and military analyst Ronen Bergman offers a riveting inside account of these programs: their successes, their failures, and the moral and political price exacted on those who approved and carried out the missions. "Rise and Kill First" has been hailed by The New York Times as “an exceptional work, a humane book about an incendiary subject.”
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