Prisoner X / Rafael Epstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Epstein, Rafael, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zygier, Ben, 1976-2010.

Zygier, Ben.

Jews--Australia--Biography.

Jews.

Australians--Israel--Biography.

Australians.

Prisoners--Death.

Prisoners.

Intelligence service--Israel.

Intelligence service.

Espionage, Israeli.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (143 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Melbourne: Melbourne University Press Digital, 2014.

Summary:

The urgent phone call comes from behind the barbed wire. 'This is Ayalon prison, ' says one of the guards urgently. 'Listen, he hanged himself, we need an ambulance.' Prisoner X, just 34 years old, was slumped in a small bathroom, separated from his cell by a transparent door. Kept in one of the most technologically sophisticated solitary jail cells, at the behest of one of the world's most feared intelligence agencies, it is not easy to kill yourself. But Ben Zygier managed to do just that. Did he work for Mossad? Was he also working for ASIO? Was he involved in the supply of false passports? Was he a whistle blower or double agent, or simply a young man way out of his depth? In Prisoner X Rafael Epstein uncovers the intriguing story of a young Australian swept up in international intelligence.

Contents:

Intro; CONTENTS; AUTHOR'S NOTE; A DARK DAY; BOY; The Ben I Knew; Belonging; His Father's Footsteps; STUDENT; Dance and Song; A Magical Year Away; Aliyah; Closing Ranks; From Idealist to Activist; SOLDIER; Troubling Experiences; Crash; A Standout Guy; RECRUIT; The Approach; An Organisation of Warriors; Nothing Revealed; Another Good Choice; SPY; The Basic Skills; Lying for a Living; Kiwi Conspiracy; The Spymaster; From Milan to Iran; A Quick Coffee; Shared Experiences; Stuxnet; Killer Instincts; SUSPECT; Raanana; Under Pressure; Contradictions; Mood Swings; The Heart of the Secret The Last Happy OccasionOut of the Blue; An Act of Unusual Bastardry; PRISONER; A Chaotic Nexus; Unnatural Causes; One of the First; Plundered Passports; A Secret Fate; The Deepest Concern; Some Sort of Scam; Out of the Loop; PRISONER X; Ayalon; In Distress; Kicking up a Fuss; No Recollection; The Man without a Name; His Final Secret; Uncomfortable Theories; Out of Focus; Diplomacy by the Numbers; In Shadow; An Empty Bed; ENIGMA; An Unexplained Death; Confusion and Pain; A White-hot Story; Another Prisoner X; Greater Justice; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; NOTES; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780522864410

0522864414

OCLC:

1555347023