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By Way of Deception

A former Mossad case officer's account of the agency's training and operations. Israel won a temporary court order against its US publication in 1990; the order was lifted and the book became a bestseller.

Why it was banned: Israel obtained a temporary court order against its US publication in 1990; the order was lifted on appeal within days.

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Theme
Israel & Palestine, Politics & power
Shelf status
Publication challenged
Banned by
A court
Banned in
United States
Why it was banned
Israel obtained a temporary court order against its US publication in 1990; the order was lifted on appeal within days.
Author
Victor Ostrovsky, Claire Hoy
Topics
Intelligence service, Israel, Israel. Sherut ha-biṭaḥon ha-kelali, Israël, Intelligence officers, Biographies
First published
1990
Shelf note
Public record: Israeli government sought an injunction in New York, 1990.
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