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     • Zvi Zamir, an Israeli spymaster who watched in horror in 1972 as the hostage-taking of Israeli Olympic team members by Palestinian militants at the Munich Games ended in a deadly firefight, and who then directed a covert campaign by Mossad agents to strike back at Palestinian terrorist networks, died Jan. 2 at 98.
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     Zvi Zamir, Israeli spy chief amid war and tragedy, dies at 98

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   Who was Zvi Zamir?

   • (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Zvi Zamir, the head of the Mossad during the Yom Kippur War and the author of the most dramatic coded message in the history of the State of Israel, died Tuesday at the age of 98.

   Zvi Zamir, the man who sounded the alarm in 1973, is dead at 98

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   Why is Zamir so important to Israel's Security?

   • Zamir also oversaw Israel's campaign of assassinating Palestinian commanders blamed for the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. "His contribution to Israel's security will be remembered for many years to come," Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on social media platform X/Twitter.

   Former head of Mossad, whose 1973 Yom Kippur war warning was igno…

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   Did Zamir get it wrong?

   • Zamir had taken it straight to the prime minister. The head of military intelligence, Maj. Gen. Eli Zeira, had berated him — both for getting it wrong and for overstepping his bounds. In the pre-1973 era, the army’s intelligence branch stood undisputedly at the top of the pyramid. It alone was in charge of forecasting the chance of war.

   Zvi Zamir, the man who sounded the alarm in 1973, is dead at 98

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   Did Zamir forgave Zeira?

   • Zamir never forgave Zeira — for his overconfidence and his crusade to prove that Marwan, who had gotten the time of the attack wrong, was a double agent. That campaign led to the agent’s outing and his apparent murder, in London in 2007.

   Zvi Zamir, the man who sounded the alarm in 1973, is dead at 98

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   Why did Alamy Zamir go to Munich?

   • Alamy Zamir rushed to Munich, where he pleaded with West German officials to permit Sayeret Matkal – at that time one of the few military units trained in hostage rescue and counterterrorism – to rescue the Israeli athletes.

   Mossad chief who led hunt to kill perpetrators of Munich Olympic

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   Was Zamir a 'cowboy movie' based on a true story?

   • This campaign was depicted in Steven Spielberg’s 2005 film Munich, which Zamir hated, describing it as a “cowboy movie” and a “fairytale … based on the director’s fertile imagination”. He was played by the Israeli actor Ami Weinberg. In October 1973, Zamir’s attention shifted to preparations by Egypt and Syria to attack Israel.

   Mossad chief who led hunt to kill perpetrators of Munich Olympic

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3. www.timesofisrael.com › zvi-zamir-the-man-whoZvi Zamir, the man who sounded the alarm in 1973, is dead at 98

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   Jan 2, 2024 · Zvi Zamir, the head of the Mossad during the Yom Kippur War and the author of the most dramatic coded message in the history of the State of Israel, died Tuesday at the age of 98.

4. www.reuters.com › world › middle-eastIsrael ex-spymaster Zamir, whose 1973 war warning was ignored ...

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   Jan 2, 2024 · Zvi Zamir, a former head of Israeli intelligence agency Mossad whose warning that Egypt and Syria were about to attack Israel in 1973 was largely ignored by the government, has died at...

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6. apnews.com › article › israel-zamir-mossad-munichZvi Zamir, ex-Mossad chief who warned of impending 1973 ...

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   Jan 2, 2024 · JERUSALEM (AP) — Zvi Zamir, a former director of Israel’s Mossad spy service who warned that Israel was about to be attacked on the eve of the 1973 Mideast war, has died, the Israeli prime minister’s office announced Tuesday. He was 98.

7. www.economist.com › obituary › 2024/01/25Zvi Zamir oversaw a programme of Israeli assassinations

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   Jan 25, 2024 · The former director of Mossad, who oversaw a programme of covert assassinations, died on January 2nd, aged 98. Photograph: Flash90.

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9. www.jpost.com › breaking-news › article-780397Zvi Zamir, Mossad director during Yom Kippur War, dies at 98

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   Jan 2, 2024 · Maj.-Gen. Zvi Zamir, who led Israel's Mossad from 1968-1974, died on Tuesday at the age of 98. Zamir immigrated to Israel from Poland.

10. www.smh.com.au › national › mossad-chief-who-ledObituary: Zvi Zamir, Mossad chief who led hunt to kill ...

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    Jan 3, 2024 · Zvi Zamir, who has died aged 98, was a general in the Israel Defence Forces before becoming Director of Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, in 1968; in this capacity he led Operation Wrath of God to hunt and kill those responsible for the Munich Massacre.

11. www.thejc.com › news › israelFormer head of Mossad, whose 1973 Yom Kippur war warning was ...

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    Jan 2, 2024 · A former head of Mossad, whose warning that Egypt and Syria were about to attack Israel in 1973 was largely ignored by the government, has died at the age of 98. Zvi Zamir was in charge of...