By Way of Deception by Claire Hoy and Victor Ostrovsky (1990, Hardcover)
$ 26.4
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By Way of Deception by Claire Hoy and Victor Ostrovsky (1990, Hardcover). • Sayanim Network: Ostrovsky describes a global network of unpaid Jewish volunteers (“sayanim”) who assist Mossad with logistics, safe houses, and other support outside Israel. This concept is widely referenced in discussions of Mossad’s operational reach. Up for sale is By Way of Deception: The Making and Unmaking of a Mossad Officer by Victor Ostrovsky (with Claire Hoy), the explosive 1990 bestseller that Israel’s government tried (and failed) to suppress through courts in Canada and the US. This is one of the most notorious intelligence memoirs ever published. Ostrovsky, a former katsa (case officer) in Israel’s Mossad foreign intelligence agency, provides a detailed firsthand look at recruitment, rigorous training, and operations. The book became an instant #1 New York Times bestseller largely because of the Israeli attempt to ban it, which backfired spectacularly.  Key Highlights & Controversial Aspects: • Mossad Training & Structure: The strongest and most credible sections detail the selection process, psychological testing, tradecraft (surveillance detection, recruitment of assets, use of safe houses), and the academy experience. Many reviewers and analysts consider these parts highly informative about how Mossad (and intelligence agencies in general) operate.  • Sayanim Network: Ostrovsky describes a global network of unpaid Jewish volunteers (“sayanim”) who assist Mossad with logistics, safe houses, and other support outside Israel. This concept is widely referenced in discussions of Mossad’s operational reach. • Major Allegations: The book claims Mossad withheld specific warnings about the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing (killing 241 US Marines and 58 French troops), involvement in various covert ops, manipulation of diaspora communities, drug trade facilitation for funding, and internal dysfunction that sometimes conflicted with Israeli state interests. It also covers tracking figures like Yasser Arafat and other high-profile actions. Clean copy, no dust jacket. Binding is excellent, very little signs of wear other than small staining at top edge (see images).
