Striking Back: The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel's Deadly Response by Klein Aaron J

Author:Klein, Aaron J. [Klein, Aaron J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, Non-Fiction, Politics
ISBN: 9781588365866
Google: 9ZGmfMwR0QgC
Amazon: 0812974638
Goodreads: 825494
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2005-12-20T07:00:00+00:00

By the end of 1972 Caesarea had expanded and evolved. Harari now had three assassination squads of roughly a dozen people each at his disposal. The teams had a basic structure, but were shaped to organically fit each individual mission. There were always three squads—logistics, surveillance, and assassination. The logistics squad rented apartments, drove the cars, spoke the local language, and was in charge of communications—a tedious chore in those days, involving complex codes. The surveillance team, frequently the largest, had many female members (who often acted as parts of “couples”). Their job was to blend into their surroundings. They employed very basic tactics, switching glasses, hats, wigs, and outerwear. As one former Caesarea combatant told me: “We were supposed to walk on the shadow of life.” The final component of each group were the assassins. They were combatants trained in pairs and referred to as “number 1” and “number 2,” generally well-prepared young men from topflight army units.

All members of Caesarea led secret lives even within the Mossad. They were the most elite arm of Israel’s defense forces, and they were reminded of this often. They were told that they were fulfilling the express wishes of the prime minister. The country was behind them.

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