Our discussion with Israeli investigative journalist Ronen Bergman, author of a stunning book on the long secretive history of Israel’s extra-judicial killing program, Rise & Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations. It’s a book that Israeli Intelligence desperately tried to prevent Bergman from writing. Democracy Now! Youtube 19.13, 2018
Israel which has assassinated more people than any other country in the western world since World War II. ibid.
‘The hunt for the person who was codenamed The Head of the Fish, Yasser Arafat, was the most extensive and long term in the history of Israeli intelligence’. ibid. Rise & Kill First
‘Israel tried to kill Arafat numerous times … The peak of that was 1982.’ ibid. Bergman
[TV News]: A single bullet fired by a sniper at long range … The Day of the Jackal I
I’ve heard good things about you, Bianca. Don’t let me down. ibid. boss
Jackal: I have fuck all interest in why you want him dead.
Contract lady: A hundred million is a lot to ask. The Day of the Jackal II
Your operation is very much alive, Bianca. ibid. boss
Alison, what have you done? What the fuck have you done? The Day of the Jackal III, partner of Northern Ireland contact
3,816 metres. Do you know how far that is? The Day of the Jackal IV
It will be a great life for the three of us together. ibid. Jackal to wife
She was my asset. Sparrow. Alison. ibid. Bianca
I know you made the gun that killed Manfred Fest. The Day of the Jackal V, Bianca
We just found two bodies found on a farm ten kilometers away. The Day of the Jackal VI ***** Hungarian rozzer
You have a good man face. ibid. Laszlo to Jackal
This guy’s a fucking ghost. The Day of the Jackal VII, British Intelligence bloke
He had a British passport in the name of Peter Gibson. ibid. rozzer
Details are still murky on what appeared to be an assassination attempt on Ulle Dag Charles. The Day of the Jackal VIII
Where’s your report on Alexander Duggan? ibid. Bianca
Duggan was an outstanding sniper. The best. ibid. Bianca to board
It’s a fine line between being revered and spat on. The Day of the Jackal IX, River bloke
I’m closing the investigation. ibid. Isabel
Is any of this fucking real? ibid. her to him
You want to check the car? Yes, of course. The Day of the Jackal X ***** Jackal to Croatian rozzers
Let her [Bianca] deal with him. And let us deal with her. ibid. Foreign Secretary to Isabel
Get out of my life! ibid. Bianca to brother
Finish what you started. ibid. Isabel to Bianca
I just want to be us. The three of us. ibid. Jackal to Mrs Jackal
Bianca: It doesn’t need to end this way.
Jackal: It does. ibid.
Isabel sent me to take out the Jackal. If I don’t make it, you know what happened. ibid. text to Osi
This is a state security operation, officer. Kleo s1e1: Big Eden, two men in a jam-jar, Netflix 2022
A murder in the Big Eden. And who witnessed it? I did. ibid. Sven to missus
Ms Straub, you are accused of betraying state secrets. ibid. interrogator
In accordance with paragraphs 96 and 97 of the Penal Code of the German Democratic Republic, the accused, Kleo Jennifer Straub, born on September the 2nd 1964 is sentenced to life imprisonment for high treason and espionage. ibid. nasty panel lady
Comrade, Agent Granddaughter has been deactivated. ibid. phone call
The Eden file. The case has been dropped. ibid. rozzer boss Bottger to Sven
Kleo: Why, grandpa? What for?
Grandpa: There wasn’t any other option available. ibid.
Kleo: Who’s responsible for this?
Andi: Comrade Colonel. Kleo s1e2: The Reunion
Rozzer boss Bottger: Special problems. What kind of special problems?
Sven: This woman was a Stasi assassin who had the job of bumping people off in West Berlin. ibid.
The Comrade Colonel will see what a devoted agent I am. Kleo s1e3: Snow in Snoller, Kelo to Andi
What is your mission, comrade? ibid. Belov to Kleo
I’m telling you, the capitalists will overrun us. ibid. Uwe to Sven
They will pay for it all. ibid. Kleo to Sven
Because now you’re pursuing a vendetta against everyone who did this to you. ibid.
I will hunt you. And I will put you in prison for it. ibid. Sven to Kleo
I have never come across a woman like her. Kleo s1e4: The Minister, Sven to boss
I’m a full-time unofficial employee of the Ministry of State Security, Main Directorate of Reconaissance, Division 18, minister’s task force. Well, I was. ibid. Kleo to Thilo
[Sven]: The guy from the Big Eden was likely an East German. Stasi or foreign intelligence service, no idea. Anyway, he was seen on that day with a red suitecase which he didn’t let out of his sight. Kleo s1e5: Uwe
You were right about Wieczorek, Blum and Mielke. You were also right about them putting me in prison. And I don’t know why. And the key might lie here because I know it must have something to do with some kind of conspiracy, something that involved the Stasi, West German Intelligence, and probably the CIA. And this thing is so big that to this day they’ve needed to stop it coming out. ibid. Kleo to Sven
Do you remember who I am? I am your grandpa. You’re coming with me, dear. In my garden I have a beautiful swing. Kleo s1e6: Object Else, Kleo’s flashback
Comrades, welcome to the Else Project, the Minister’s Task Force for Special Issues. You will here be trained as agents so you are capable of carrying out diversionary actions in the area of operations, individual acts of terror, acquistion of special items, and capture of individuals, reconnaissance, destruction and appropriation … ibid.
I’ve still have contacts in the Firm. I’ve been entrusted with an important mission. ibid. Andi to missus Ramona
[Sven holds photograph of Kleo with Andi]: The guy with the gun who, who was there when Uwe tried to kill you. Uwe’s accomplice. It was him. ibid.
You’ve got a machine gun in the cupboard! Of course you have. Kleo s1e7: The Snipe and the Clam, Sven to Kleo
I like to keep an eye on him. He knew too much. ibid. Ramona with gun
He [Andi] said there was a double agent at West German Intelligence. ibid. Kleo to Sven
I need to go to Chile. ibid. Kleo
[Kleo]: Where’s the suitcase, the suitcase you got from my grandapa, Joge? Kleo s1e8: The Purple Witch
Kleo, you’re alive. Respect. We should meet. ibid. Ramona
You could prevent a lot of suffering if you chose the right side. ibid.
She’ll [Kleo] be dead in half an hour. It’ll look like she had a stroke. ibid.
We’re delivering the baby. ibid. Kleo to Sven
It must be some kind of pact. A secret agreement. Reagan financed the GDR and kept it alive with dollars. Bypassing Congress it seems. The GDR had a secret alliance. ibid. Sven to Kleo with case
Unfortunately, that asshole Mielke got his dirty little hands on the documents and blackmailed my Erich with them. ibid. Mrs Honecker
Your mother. Brigitte, isn’t it? She’s not dead. She’s alive. ibid.
The truth is I didn’t agree with my strict socialist upbringing. I wanted a different GDR. ibid. Mum to Kleo
You’re a traitor. You’re a fucking traitor. ibid. Kleo to Sven