The Ghost Warriors

Inside Israel's Undercover War Against Suicide Terrorism

By: Samuel M. Katz

Narrated by: Ganim Peter

It was the deadliest terror campaign ever mounted against a nation in modern times: the al-Aqsa, or Second, Intifada. This is the untold story of how Israel fought back with an elite force of undercover operatives drawn from the nation's diverse backgrounds and ethnicities - and united in their ability to walk among the enemy as no one else dared.

Beginning in late 2000, as black smoke rose from burning tires and rioters threw rocks in the streets, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Arafat's Palestinian Authority embarked on a strategy of sending their terrorists to slip undetected into Israel's towns and cities to set the country ablaze, unleashing suicide attacks at bus stops, discos, pizzerias - wherever people gathered.

But Israel fielded some of the most capable and cunning special operations forces in the world. The Ya'mas, Israel National Police Border Guard undercover counterterrorist special operations units, became Israel's eyes-on-target response. Launched on intelligence provided by the Shin Bet, indigenous Arabic-speaking Dovrim, or "Speakers", operating in the West Bank, Jerusalem, and Gaza infiltrated the treacherous confines where the terrorists lived hidden in plain sight and set the stage for the intrepid tactical specialists who often found themselves under fire and outnumbered in their effort to apprehend those responsible for the carnage inside Israel. This is their compelling true story: a tale of daring and deception that could happen only in the powder keg of the modern Middle East.

©2016 Samuel M. Katz. Recorded by arrangement with Berkley Caliber, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC. (P)2016 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

wonderful

Where does The Ghost Warriors rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is hands down the best book I own, wether in print, kindle or audiobook. THe narrator brings the stories to life. and it is a very revealing glimpse into the life of the world's best military operators.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

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The clear truth behind this story

Unbelievable, yet clearly true I enjoyed listening to this story very much. It reminds me greatly of some of the stories about army special forces

Isreal is so dam COOL

I've been following Israels undercover work.. hooked after listening to the massads capture of Eichman, in Hunting Eichman.. There are just so completely assune.. Great book. But one needs to be interested undercover, courageous, ingenious work...

The courage of the counterterrorist Israelis

Nothing to dislike. Well researched and each operation was a story. Of course there had to be repetition as the different battles had similar issues

Great book that the world needs to read

I wish I’d read it sooner and now wish everyone would read it. Israel is fighting against people who hate them and don’t value life, lead by politicians who don’t value the lives of any of their people: men, women or little children. They prove it over and over and over again. They will come and do the same to the west until they have conquered the whole world. That is their stated goal. We should believe them.