"Israelis cannot enter Iran, so Israel, Iranian officials believe, has devoted huge resources to recruiting Iranians who leave the country on business trips and turning them into agents."
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Ronen Bergman is an esteemed Israeli investigative journalist and author, renowned for his profound insights into the complexities of the Israeli intelligence community and national security. Born in 1972, Bergman has contributed extensively to major publications, including The New York Times and Yedioth Ahronoth, garnering acclaim for his rigorous research and compelling narratives. His notable works, such as "Rise and Kill First," delve into the ethical dimensions of targeted assassinations, establishing him as a pivotal voice in contemporary discussions surrounding morality in warfare and intelligence operations.
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"For years, Israeli and American intelligence agencies assumed that if Iran were to gain the ability to build a bomb, it would be a result of its relationship with Russia, which was building a nuclear reactor for Iran at a site called Bushehr and had assisted the Iranians in their missile-development program."
Ronen Bergman"As a reporter in Israel, I have interviewed hundreds of people in its intelligence and defense establishments and studied thousands of classified documents that revealed a hidden history, surprising even in the context of Israel's already fierce reputation."
Ronen Bergman"I have covered the secret war that Israeli and American intelligence have waged against Iran's nuclear program and Iran's assistance to jihadi movements in the Middle East, since the mid-'90s."
Ronen Bergman"The way that Soviet intelligence tried to reshape the balance of power in the Middle East is essential to understand the developments that led to the outbreak of the Six-Day War."
Ronen Bergman"David Ben-Gurion established the Israeli intelligence community in June of 1948, just three weeks after the establishment of Israel and in the midst of war."
Ronen Bergman"Israel has good reason to be concerned about its intelligence making its way to Moscow: Russia is a major player in the war in Syria on Israel's northern border, where it has also become a close ally of Iran and Hezbollah, Israel's sworn enemies."
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