Shadow Strike: How Israel Destroyed Syria's Nuclear Reactor

On September 6, 2007, shortly after midnight, Israeli fighters advanced on Deir ez-Zour in Syria. Israel often flew into Syria as a warning to President Bashar al-Assad. But this time, there was no warning and no explanation. This was a covert operation, with one goal: to destroy a nuclear reactor being built by North Korea under a tight veil of secrecy in the Syrian desert.

In his latest book, Shadow Strike: Inside Israel’s Secret Mission to Eliminate Syrian Nuclear Power, Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz tells the inside story of how Israel stopped Syria from becoming a global nuclear nightmare. On May 9, 2019, Katz sat with Tikvah Fund Chairman Roger Hertog for an in-depth conversation about what happened and the strategic lessons to draw from this incredible story.

Press you can also listen to the talk as a podcast by clicking below or finding the Tikvah P0dcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or Spotify.

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Shadow Strike: How Israel Destroyed Syria’s Nuclear Reactor

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