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Ahron Bregman

@AhronBregman

Writes Israel & Middle Eastern Affairs Substack (https://t.co/4drWauevnu) King's College, London. Author of The Spy Who Fell to Earth; Cursed Victory; Israel's Wars

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Here's extract 6 from my memoirs The Spy Who Fell to Earth. It was first published in my newsletter (AHRON.SUBSTACK.COM). When you open the file, you can subscribe for FREE. Please Share.
EXTRACT 6 FROM MY MEMOIR open.substack.com/pub/ahron/p/ex…

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I'm all for equal opportunity for women even in the military. But this photo of Israeli female soldiers taking a selfie on the ruins of Gaza really makes me cringe.

I'm all for equal opportunity for women even in the military. But this photo of Israeli female soldiers taking a selfie on the ruins of Gaza really makes me cringe.
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Here's another extract from my memoir about my relationship with Ashraf Marwan, the Egyptian Mossad spy. Enjoy.
EXTRACT 5 FROM MY MEMOIR open.substack.com/pub/ahron/p/ex…

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The fanatics in Netanyahu's government threaten to leave his coalition if he doesn't go to Rafah. Netanyahu only cares about his survival, so he might do the stupid thing and instruct the IDF to do so. Biden: Say 'Don't' to him, and deprive him of the weapons he needs in Rafah.

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Gerhard Kemp Omar Shakir A lot of nervousness in Israel lest the ICC issue arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Galant, and the Chief of Staff. If such warrants are issued then it is an earthquake.

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The fanatics in Netanyahu's government threaten to leave his coalition if he doesn't go to Rafah. Netanyahu only cares about his survival, so he might do the stupid thing and instruct the IDF to do so. Biden: Say 'Don't' to him, and deprive him of the weapons he needs in Rafah.

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This is an article I published 10 years ago! same keywords: Hamas, Israel, Rafah! Worth re-reading at a time when an Israeli division is at the gates of Rafah
You might not have heard of the ‘Hannibal Protocol’, but it's independent.co.uk/voices/comment…

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This is an article I published 10 years ago! same keywords: Hamas, Israel, Rafah! Worth re-reading at a time when an Israeli division is at the gates of Rafah
You might not have heard of the ‘Hannibal Protocol’, but it's independent.co.uk/voices/comment…

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5th extract from my memoir, The Spy Who Fell to Earth, is attached. When you open the file, you can subscribe for FREE to my newsletter, so next extract is delivered straight to your email box. You can also read previous extracts.
EXTRACT 5 FROM MY MEMOIR open.substack.com/pub/ahron/p/ex…

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5th extract from my memoir, The Spy Who Fell to Earth, is attached. When you open the file, you can subscribe for FREE to my newsletter, so next extract is delivered straight to your email box. You can also read previous extracts.
EXTRACT 5 FROM MY MEMOIR open.substack.com/pub/ahron/p/ex…

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IAF dropped bombs near Rafah hurting innocent Pales. About pilots who do such evils, Orwell wrote, 'As I write, highly civilised human beings are flying overhead trying to kill me. They are 'only doing their duty'. Serving a country which has the power to absolve them from evil'

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Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ Many of them know little about the conflict - that's true. Some hold the wrong flags or say the wrong things. But their instinct is correct. They see how Israel turned Gaza into a modern Drezden, and they understand - not by knowledge, perhaps, but by instinct - that it is wrong.

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IAF dropped bombs near Rafah hurting innocent Pales. About pilots who do such evils, Orwell wrote, 'As I write, highly civilised human beings are flying overhead trying to kill me. They are 'only doing their duty'. Serving a country which has the power to absolve them from evil'

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The Israelis are moving forces to show they intend to operate in Rafah. They are bluffing - at least for now. They will need at least 4 weeks to evacuate Palestinians from Rafah before these war machines can even start their engines. This pressure will not impress Hamas.

The Israelis are moving forces to show they intend to operate in Rafah. They are bluffing - at least for now. They will need at least 4 weeks to evacuate Palestinians from Rafah before these war machines can even start their engines. This pressure will not impress Hamas.
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I'm asked about an IDF operation in Rafah. The IDF shifted the 162 division to there. But I think that it is just posturing. The Israelis are bluffing. Biden says, 'Don't'; Egypt against; an Op will endanger the hostages; it will prolong the war with Hezbollah. So, for now - no.

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Instead of entering Rafah, causing bloodshed and gaining little, the Israelis should negotiate with Egypt on how to block the 12 or so tunnels that run from the Sinai into Gaza and through which Hamas gets its weapons. They will need a 13km barrier going 40 metres into the ground

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What would be the first signal that the Israelis are serious about entering Rafah? It would be the dropping of leaflets over Rafah calling on its people to evacuate. For now - no leaflets. So, parking a whole division near Rafah is a bluff - just to put pressure on Hamas.

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Instead of entering Rafah, causing bloodshed and gaining little, the Israelis should negotiate with Egypt on how to block the 12 or so tunnels that run from the Sinai into Gaza and through which Hamas gets its weapons. They will need a 13km barrier going 40 metres into the ground

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What would be the first signal that the Israelis are serious about entering Rafah? It would be the dropping of leaflets over Rafah calling on its people to evacuate. For now - no leaflets. So, parking a whole division near Rafah is a bluff - just to put pressure on Hamas.

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