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Poisoned Toothpaste and Exploding Phones: Israel’s Proxy for War

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  • New book, ‘Rise and Kill First,’ implies Israel killed Arafat
  • Author Ronen Bergman persuaded agents to tell their stories

Poisoned toothpaste that takes a month to end its target’s life. Armed drones. Exploding cell phones. Spare tires with remote-control bombs. Assassinating enemy scientists and discovering the secret lovers of Islamic holy men.

A new book chronicles these techniques and asserts that Israel has carried out at least 2,700 assassination operations in its 70 years of existence. While many failed, they add up to far more than any other Western country, the book says.