On September 6, 2007, just after midnight, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered a top secret Israeli air strike on a Syrian nuclear reactor. Newt’s guest is Yaakov Katz, author of Shadow Strike: Inside Israel’s Secret Mission to Eliminate Syrian Nuclear Power and current Editor-in-Chief of the Jerusalem Post. This interview was recorded in September 2019.
Guest: Yaakov Katz
Articles
‘Shadow Strike’: Insights Into Israel’s Decision to Strike Syria
The Ultimate Shadow Strike to Safeguard Israel
It’s Up to Israelis to Stop Iran’s Nuclear Program. Here’s How They Did It Before.
How a Holocaust Survivor Fought Back by Exposing Syria’s Nuclear Plans
Israel Destroyed Syria’s Nuclear Potential. What Would The World Look Like Now If They Hadn’t?
The Silent Strike: How Israel bombed a Syrian nuclear installation and kept it secret.
Resources
Sourcebook on the Israeli Strike in Syria (Sept. 6, 2007)
Meir Dagan – Director of Mossad
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