Rafi Eitan, Mossad Spy Who Lead Mission to Capture Adolf Eichmann, Dies
By DiMarkco Chandler on March 23, 2019
Former Israeli intelligence officer and politician Rafi Eitan has died at the age of 92. The legendary Mossad spy is best known for leading his team in a mission to capture Holocaust architect, Nazi SS Lieutenant Colonel, Otto Adolf Eichmann.
In a daring 1960 secret operation that brought Eitan from Israel to Argentina, Rafi, his seven-man team, along with Shin Bet agents were able to successfully kidnap Eichmann and bring him back to Israel to stand trial on 15 criminal counts including crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes against the Jewish people.
Public reports say that while in the process of capturing Eichmann, Mossad had an opportunity to also kidnap Josef Mengele. However, Eitan ordered his team to ignore any chance to capture Mengele, pointing out that they needed to pay close attention to the task at hand so that they would not jeopardize the Eichmann mission. The capture and subsequent trial of Eichmann has been one of the chapters in Israel’s history.
Read more at: https://guardianlv.com/2019/03/rafi-eitan-mossad-spy-who-lead-mission-to-capture-adolf-eichmann-dies/
So, I'm sure an Israeli hero. My condolences.
