Mossad Amazons. Women in Israeli Intelligence

The book describes the difficult lives and dangerous missions of the greatest lohemet – the female agents of the Israeli secret service Mossad. Their feats prove that they are not only equal to male agents but often surpass them. Strong... and brave women brilliantly carry out missions, battling both painful loneliness and the arrogant attitudes of some male colleagues. The authors reveal the activities and characters of the Mossad amazons: Yolanda – at the court of King Farouk of Egypt, Dina – in Tehran, Shula, sentenced to death by hanging, Sigal, who recruited the best agents, Marcel, who jumped out of a window in a torture chamber, Linda, who miraculously survived the Holocaust, Aliza, who broke the glass ceiling, and many other courageous Israeli women.
«A vast number of books about Mossad paint a deceptive picture: a secret army of brave, strong, and smart men like James Bond and other espionage masters from films, series, and novels. It is time to replace this fictional image with a real one, where women work side by side with men. It is impossible to describe all the women who served in this secret army – there are hundreds of them. It is even impossible to list their names, let alone fully recount all their stories: much of what the Mossad amazons did and continue to do will remain classified for many years to come. Nevertheless, the women whose stories we decided to tell here vividly represent this secret community of defenders of their homeland, equal to men in every respect – a community that still, whether intentionally or accidentally, often goes unnoticed». (Michael Bar-Zohar, Nissim Mishal)