God's Vengeance

Hans 2022-12-21 01:07:33

My earliest impression of the events described in the film came from a book called Memorandum of a Spymaster, in which there is a section called "God's Revenge" that is particularly well written: Mossad took nine years, tit for tat, and executed the death list. All the members of "Black September" on the list are really exhilarating, good to kill, good to kill! If the history is completely restored, the film can be made more intense and exciting. Unfortunately, Spielberg's love is overflowing, and he slaps a lot of nonsense and redundant plots that are not helpful, ruining what should have been a perfect bloody revenge story.

Historically, for the blood sacrifice of 11 killed Israeli athletes, the Mossad delineated 11 assassination targets, in the following order:

1. Ali Hassan Salimai, the mastermind of the Munich massacre, the leader of the Black September.
2. Abu Daoud, the demolition expert of "Black September", an old classmate of Salima, and an accomplice in the Munich massacre.
3. Mahmud Hamshari, an intellectual, is a diplomat of the "Black September" in Paris and a spokesman for the PLO.
4. Vael Zwyit is also an intellectual, poet, and the head of the "Black September" in Italy.
5. Dr. Basil Kubaisi, a professor of law, participated in the activities of providing weapons for the "Black September".
6. Kamal Nasser, the head of public relations for the "Fatah" organization, is also the spokesman for the PLO.
7. Kemal Adwan, responsible for "Fatah"'s sabotage activities in the Israeli-occupied territories.
8. Mahmud Youssef Najer, also known as Abu Youssef, one of the senior officials of the PLO, is responsible for the liaison work between "Fatah" and "Black September" .
9. Mohammad Boudia, Foreign Minister of Black September.
10. Hussein Abad Hill, the liaison officer between the PLO and the KGB.
11. Dr. Wadi Haddad, the senior advisor of "Black September". Because the death list has to make up 11 people, he is unfortunately destined to be included in the list.

The execution steps of the "God's Vengeance" assassination operation are as follows:

1. Rome. On October 16, 1972, at about 10:00 pm, target No. 4, Veele Zwiit, was shot in the hallway of his residence. After verbally identifying him, Mossad agents fired 14 rounds from a Beretta automatic pistol, all of which were hit.
2. Paris. At 8:25 a.m. on December 8, 1972, target No. 3 Mahmud Hamshari was mortally wounded and died a month later when he was hit by a remote-controlled bomb while he was answering a phone in his apartment. The bomb was pre-installed in his phone.
3. Nicosia (Cyprus). On January 24, 1972, at around 10:30 pm, target No. 10, Hussein Abad Hill, was blown to pieces on the bed of the local "Olympic" hotel. The bomb is installed under the mattress, disarmed at the target weight pressure, and detonated by a remote control.
4. Paris. On the evening of April 6, 1973, target No. 5 Basil Kubaisi was shot at close range while walking in the street.
5. Beirut. On the evening of April 9, 1973, the Mossad raided the PLO headquarters, targeting Kamal No. 6. Nasser, No. 7 target Kemalle. Adwan and No. 8 target Mahmud. Yusuf. Najer was killed on the spot. The entire raid lasted about 90 minutes. The PLO headquarters building was bombed, and about 100 Palestinian militants and innocent civilians were killed. The Mossad suffered almost no casualties, and the Lebanese police did not intervene.
6. Athens. At about 4:30 in the morning on April 13, 1973, Black September and the KGB's new liaison officer Syed Syed. Muchahi was killed by a Molotov cocktail at the Aristiz Hotel. The person was temporarily added to the dead list.
7. Paris. At about 11 am on June 28, 1973, target No. 9 Mohammad Boudia was killed in his car. The bomb is installed at the bottom of the seat, released by weight pressure, and then detonated by the remote control.
8. Lillehamel (Norway). At 10:42 on July 21, 1973, the innocent civilian who was mistaken for the No. 1 target, the Moroccan hotel waiter Ahmed. Bushicky was shot at a bus stop. Six members of the Mossad assassination team were immediately arrested by Norwegian police and sentenced to prison for murder. The Mossad's reputation suffered a major blow, with its supreme leader Zamir ousted the following year and Operation God's Revenge temporarily suspended.
9. East Germany. In early 1978, target No. 11, Dr. Wadi Haddad, died of cancer in a hospital, and Mossad agents failed to find him until his death.
10. In 1978, the new leader of the Mossad, Major General Yitzhak Hufi, restarted the assassination plan, code-named "Chase the Red Prince".
11. Beirut. On January 22, 1979, at 3:35 pm, target No. 1 Ali Hassan Salimai was killed by a 50kg car bomb near his residence. In addition to the 36-year-old Salimai and 4 bodyguards, 4 passers-by were killed on the spot; 18 pedestrians were injured. It was a horrific massacre.
12. Poland, August 1, 1981, target No. 2 Abu Daoud was suddenly shot in the lobby of a hotel by a Mossad agent. His mission in Poland was not to assassinate Daoud, but to fire on impulse when he accidentally recognized the famous "Black September" boss in a hotel.

So far, after 9 years, all the people listed on the death list have been killed. In order to carry out "God's revenge", Mossad not only delayed the early warning of the fourth Middle East war, but also killed many innocent people by mistake. As for how to resolve the conflict between Palestine and Israel, I am afraid that it is not a matter of planting a few bombs and "clearing" a few targets once and for all.

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Munich quotes

  • Golda Meir: Forget peace for now. We have to show them we're strong.

  • Avner's Mother: [on building the state of Israel] We had to take it, because no one would ever give it to us.