Red Sea Spies, Raffi Berg
Red Sea Spies, Raffi Berg
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Red Sea Spies
The True Story of Mossad's Fake Diving Resort

Author: Raffi Berg

Narrator: Peter Noble

Unabridged: 9 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/14/2020


Synopsis

THE TRUE STORY THAT INSPIRED THE NETFLIX FILM THE RED SEA DIVING RESORT.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 then Mossad director, this is the complete, never-before-heard, gripping tale of a top-secret and often hazardous operation.

About Raffi Berg

Raffi Berg is the Middle East editor of the BBC News website, and has extensive experience reporting on Israel and the wider region. His article scratching the surface of this story was the most-read original piece since the website began.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Daniel on February 14, 2020

An excellent account of the daring mission by the Mossad to rescue tens of thousands of Ethiopian Jews that were either dying of famine or trapped in Sudanese refugee camps. The author has fact checked this historic rescue with the actual people who were involved and used their eye witness testimony......more

Goodreads review by Galia on January 13, 2025

Super interesting read about a really cool and important story. I knew the basic premise but loved the journey from undercover in Sudan to the resort to the ends of operation Moses and Solomon. Crazy what became of the “jinxed” resort and the lasting relationship Dani had with the Ethiopian Jewish c......more

Goodreads review by Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads) on May 13, 2023

The first couple of chapters were very slow and bit dry, explaining the historical background of the rest of the book. Aside from a couple other stretches of needed background, the rest of the book was thrilling spy stuff of the 'can't put it down' variety. Highly recommended for everyone who can pu......more