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Red Sea Spies: The True Story of Mossad's Fake Diving Resort Hardcover – 6 Feb. 2020

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4.6 out of 5 stars 294 ratings
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THE TRUE STORY THAT INSPIRED THE NETFLIX FILM THE RED SEA DIVING RESORT.

'Secret missions, brazen deceptions and thrilling, clandestine operations - Red Sea Spies has it all. But it has something more important, too - a genuine human mission that made a difference.' David Hoffman, author of The Billion Dollar Spy

'[A] thrilling and meticulous account.' The Times

In the early 1980s on a remote part of the Sudanese coast, a new luxury holiday resort opened for business. Catering for divers, it attracted guests from around the world. Little did the holidaymakers know that the staff were undercover spies, working for the Mossad - the Israeli secret service.

Providing a front for covert night-time activities, the holiday village allowed the agents to carry out an operation unlike any seen before. What began with one cryptic message pleading for help, turned into the secret evacuation of thousands of Ethiopian Jews who had been languishing in refugee camps, and the spiriting of them to Israel.

Written in collaboration with operatives involved in the mission, endorsed as the definitive account and including an afterword from the commander who went on to become the head of the Mossad, this is the complete, never-before-heard, gripping tale of a top-secret and often hazardous operation.

'Red Sea Spies is what really happened. There is none of the Hollywood colouring-in, and yet the book is all the more vivid for it ... part thriller, part dark comedy, all true ... Berg brings out the native drama in an improbable story of a clandestine homecoming.' Spectator

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  6. ISBN-10
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Raffi Berg has, for the first time, managed to accomplish the herculean task of rendering a complex, manifold, full of human diversity story into a credible, readable, dynamic, passionate and well-documented book. -- Dani ― Operation Commander

The true and most accurate story of the Mossad's Ethiopian Jewish rescue operation in Sudan over a period of around a decade has found a gifted and worthy author who deserves high praise for his monumental effort in unearthing so many key aspects that have never been publicly revealed till now. -- Efraim Halevy, Head of the Mossad 1998-2002, from his Afterword

Secret missions, brazen deceptions and thrilling, clandestine operations - Red Sea Spies has it all. But it has something more important, too - a genuine human mission that made a difference. -- David Hoffman, author of The Billion Dollar Spy

Red Sea Spies is what really happened. There is none of the Hollywood colouring-in, and yet the book is all the more vivid for it ... part thriller, part dark comedy, all true ... Berg brings out the native drama in an improbable story of a clandestine homecoming. ― The Spectator

An amazing story of the dogged behind-the-scenes workings of the Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence agency, from the late 1970s to the '90s ... From the first secret airlift until 1991, writes the author, who includes helpful maps and a list of the significant characters, 28,695 Ethiopian Jews were transported to Israel, "about 80 percent of their entire community." Berg's account of the operation - remarkable due to its duration, execution, and success - reads like a spy novel. ― Kirkus

[A] thrilling and meticulous account. ― The Times

[An] outstanding debut ... Berg's moving, well-researched book stands as the definitive account of this heroic rescue mission. It deserves a wide readership. ― Publishers Weekly

A compelling portrayal ... providing a startling amount of detail of the day-to-day activities - putting the reader right there in the sand with the Mossad agents. ― Jewish Chronicle

A tense and extraordinary story. ― Choice

A book which should be on every Jewish bookshelf -- Rabbi Michael Laitner, Educational Director, United Synagogue

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The little-known story of a daring Mossad operation and the holiday resort run by spies.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Icon Books
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 6 Feb. 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1785786008
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1785786006
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 495 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.4 x 3.3 x 22.2 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 294 ratings

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Raffi Berg grew up in Southport, north-west England, before moving to London to work in television news in the 1990s. He joined the BBC in 2001 and has been the online Middle East editor there for the past several years. As a student, Raffi spent his gap year at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and graduated in Modern and Medieval History from the London School of Economics. He has a long-standing interest in the Middle East, especially events in Israel, from where he has reported extensively. When not working or travelling, Raffi enjoys reading historical books and spending time with his family.

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This is a story that starts at a high tempo, and builds and builds to a crescendo. The author, Raffi Berg (pictured) has conducted meticulous research and written a compelling account of the events, allowing the voices of key personna to be heard, such as Dani, Uri, Rubi, Yola, spymaster Efraim Halevy and Ferede, the Ethiopian Jew whose willpower enabled him to escape from the desperate circumstances his people faced and alert the Israelis to their plight. How Mossad's secret agents led by the resourceful and indomitable Dani managed to spirit away thousands of Jews using the cover of a diving resort on the Sudanese Red Sea coast is the stuff of spy fiction worthy of Le Carre or John Buchan. But in this case it is all true. Mr Berg hints that there is more to tell about this remarkable period in history which enabled more than 28,000 Ethiopian Jews, about 80% of the entire community, to realise their dream of going up to Jerusalem. I hope that he will resume the story himself.
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  • Trevor P Davies
    5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable operation by Israeli Mossad
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 June 2025
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    This is probably one of the best books that i have ever read. You often here the phase couldn't put it down!! It most certainly applies to this book.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Real life thriller
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 February 2023
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    Interesting documentary with thorough details. Well researched and investigated.

    Interesting documentary with thorough details. Well researched and investigated.

    Interesting documentary with thorough details. Well researched and investigated.
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  • JonnyF
    5.0 out of 5 stars Superb story of a modern day exodus ... a must read!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 April 2020
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    Compelling story of the exodus of the Ethiopian Jews to Jerusalem from the late 1970s to early 1990s. This book proves that fact is stranger than fiction. Very well written and easy to read, with good maps and descriptions of the main characters. The author has done a huge amount of on-the-ground research with the key players in Mossad and also amongst the Ethiopian jewish community. I usually take a long time to get through books but devoured this in 2 days. An author to follow in the future ...
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  • Micael Zollmann
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating, well written book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 February 2020
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    This book shed so much light on the operations that the Mossad carried out in Sudan and Ethiopia. If you think you know the story from the Netflix film, you need to read this book. Fascinating stories - told first hand I am assuming - written by a brilliant author. Looking forward to what Raffi decides to write next!
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  • Mr Rose
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Moving Read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2020
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    Not being one for reading I have found it difficult to put this book down. Very well written of a very moving true story giving actual dialogue. Moving as it tells how a small group of dedicated people did not take no for an answer and risked their lives to save the lives of a large group of adults and children from Ethiopia where they were persecuted.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing true story of bravery, ingenuity and the grace of God in operation
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 June 2020
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    My wife and I could hardly put it down.
    It is well written and pacey.
    The amazing true story of how God used the efforts and ingenuity of the legendary Israeli spy agency, the Mossad, to get so many of His Ethiopean Jews home to Israel!
    Thank you Raffi Berg
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  • Sarah Easterman
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 April 2020
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    I loved this book. Keeps you on the edge of your seat! A must read. Beautifully written.
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  • Red Bush Boy
    5.0 out of 5 stars A very exciting read!
    Reviewed in Mexico on 20 June 2020
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    A very interesting and well written story of real events. It is a real page turner with many incidents that make you hold your breath! I would recommend it to anyone who really enjoys a true adventure story.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars The Best book on this true story...Amazing !!!
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    I really enjoyed this book although I knew the story before but this gave so much more information and was very well written !
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  • Virat Sharma
    5.0 out of 5 stars Captures Operation Brothers and Moses succinctly.
    Reviewed in India on 9 July 2024
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    One of the most audacious missions of Mossad and also not quite unlike any other Mossad Mission of rescuing the Ethiopian Jews and bringing them to Israel.
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    Storia sconosciutà ai più, ben scritto and avvincente quasi come un romanzo.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating history
    Reviewed in the United States on 26 March 2025
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