{"product_id":"bengurions-spy-9780231104647","title":"Ben-Gurion's Spy","description":"\u003cp\u003eBen-Gurions Spy is a riveting exploration of the scandalous Lavon affair in Israel  which in 1963 toppled the government and ended the political life of David Ben-Gurion  the nations founding father. In the early 1950s  a team of Israeli agents was ordered - without prior knowledge of either the cabinet or the military high command - to stage a series of bombings of American and British institutions in Egypt  in an attempt to forestall Great Britains planned withdrawal from the Suez. Betrayed by their commander  the agents were captured and put on trial in Cairo. Who gave the orders for the sabotage attempts? Was it defense minister Pinhas Lavon  Ben-Gurions hand-picked successor? Or was it Director of Military Intelligence Benyamin Givly  a cunning and ruthlessly ambitious officer? Both denied responsibility  and their dispute turned into a charade of character assassination  forgery  cover-up  and vendetta that forced Lavons resignation in 1955. Ben-Gurions Spy explores the political implications of the Lavon affair  demonstrating how the episode helped to usher in Menahem Begins Likud - whose doctrine claims the whole of Palestine - and to initiate a radical shift in defense policy from restraint to violent  sometimes reckless  retribution. Unlike similar incidents like Iran-Contra or the Dreyfus affair  the Israeli analogue saw no judicial inquiry or public hearings  nor any published documents. Teveth fills in the vital information  employing classified documents including minutes of secret cabinet and military tribunal investigations  as well as interviews with key actors and the private correspondence of Givly and his doting secretary  Dalia Carmel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665900724277,"sku":"ByrdShop_0231104642","price":121.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780231104647.jpg?v=1782413623","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/bengurions-spy-9780231104647","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}