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The Other Side of Deception: A Rogue Agent Exposes the Mossad's Secret Agenda Hardcover – January 1, 1994

by Victor Ostrovsky (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 108 ratings
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A former Israeli agent relates the story of his career as a double agent and his disruption of shocking Mossad assassination plans
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  1. Print length
    336 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Harpercollins
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1994
  5. Dimensions
    6.5 x 1.5 x 9.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0060176350
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0060176358
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harpercollins; First Edition (January 1, 1994)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060176350
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060176358
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.5 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.5 x 9.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 108 ratings

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Victor Ostrovsky

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Victor Ostrovsky was born in Canada and raised in Israel. At eighteen he became the youngest officer in the Israeli military at the time, eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant commander in charge of naval weapons testing. He was a Mossad case officer from 1982-1986. Victor Currently lives in Scottsdale Arizona where he writes and paints and has an art gallery Ostrovsky Fine Art in old town Scottsdale. www.OstrovskyFineArt.com

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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Ken Lusk
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing stories
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2014
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Amazing book with shocking stories. This is an inside scoop that makes for a super fun read that's hard to put down once you start.
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Larry Constantine
4.0 out of 5 stars Reads like a novel - who knows?
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2013
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The Other Side of Deception is the "sequel" and back story to Ostrovsky's best-selling exposé of dirty tricks and double dealing within Israel's elite intelligence service, Mossad. It tells about Ostrovsky's claimed later activities as a rogue outside operative working with a renegade faction inside Mossad trying to undermine the agency itself.

The first two-thirds of the book read like a novel. Toward the end, it bogs down in baroque details and intricacies of intrigue that almost require diagramming to sort out. Throughout, it is a conspiracy theorist's confection, a layer-cake stack of duplicity and misdirections that makes for exciting, if complicated, reading. At face value, it paints a picture of hardliners in Mossad and the Israeli government spreading instability and chaos in order to prevent any effective peace process in the Middle East under the premise that the only safe Israel is a "fortress Israel" - armed, vigilant, and perpetually under siege.

It is hard to know how much to believe of Ostrovsky's tale, particularly as he portrays himself as a traitor to his own organization for whom deception and role-playing are well-honed skills. As an author of espionage fiction (under my pen name, Lior Samson), much of it centered around Mossad, I can comment on the veracity of only parts of Ostrovsky's narrative. Much of it rings true, at least in smaller detail, and those pieces for which independent public sources are available mostly check out. In a few cases there are minor technical errors in areas of my own expertise.

However, it is the overall plot, so resonant with paranoid fantasies of a secret order working at odds to the ordinary reality of international relations and internal politics, that is hardest to swallow. Most likely, none of us on the outside will ever know the true story of what happens inside Mossad or other intelligence agencies. Ostrovsky might be presenting the real truth or he might be making up stories, at least in parts. From my own dealings with other insiders from the clandestine services, I am more inclined to trust a somewhat less dramatic account, such as in The Volunteer, by Michael Ross.

All in all, this is a required addition to anyone interested in espionage in general and Mossad in particular.
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Eyad Kadri
5.0 out of 5 stars Mossad insider's experience
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2013
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I found this book interesting as it reads like a novel alleging personal experience of an ex-Mossad agent or a dormant Mossad agent (was not very clear from the book).
The author showed apprehension of organizational reprisal for exposing inside story.
My impression as a reader, the agent (author) has written the book in such a fashion that keeps one wondering whether this is a positive or negative propaganda for the Mossad! One thing I am sure, the author is very nationalistic in his unwavering love to Israel, and he merely showing his dismay, but yet reflects affinity to the organization.
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Robert P. Younes
5.0 out of 5 stars Inside Israel's security agency
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2015
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Expose of the inner workings of Israel's Mossad and a small group of individuals' efforts to oust the Mossad's leadership. The cabal believed that the Mossad had leaned too far to the right and was answerable only to the Prime Minister. The security agency became too powerful and did not align itself with the the moderate Israeli public. As it turned out the Israeli public in time did align itself with the far right position of the Mossad.
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franchimont
5.0 out of 5 stars Dicovery
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2013
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I am fond of any writter who descloses secrets harmfull for people of the world where ever they are.They take very big risk, mostly those who had leave a secret organism. Viktor Ostrovski is among them, and should be rewarded for his work which revealed the actions of one of the most dangeous office in the world, the mossad, probably even more dangerous than the CIA.
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J. Adams
4.0 out of 5 stars Not as strong as 'By Way of Deception'
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2008
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This is a very worthwhile read but not as fulfilling as the original blockbuster 'By Way of Deception.'

The ending is pretty weak, we are supposed to believe that Victors (book author) old friend send a kidon (Mossad assassins) group to 'take care' of Victor. It is also my opinion that the author over stretched when he vouched that Bush Sr had nothing to do with the Iran-Contra affair. Read 'Compromised' for a believable account of the involvement of many 'well placed' individuals in the Iran-Contra affair. Nevertheless, I find most of the book to present itself as being fairly credible.

More thrilling stories of almost impossible levels of Mossad skulduggery. I'm sure most readers will find themselves very thankful for the fact that the Mossad is, mostly, thousands of miles away.

The Mossad is simply too important to not get educated about. This is another good insider account by Victor Ostrovsky.
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Treefrog
5.0 out of 5 stars Seldom seen in book stores.
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2012
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Revealing story of how one of our allies conducts their Intelligence Business. Lots of things you've never heard or seen before, definitely a good bock for James Bond fans.
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An excellent follow-up to "By Way of Deception". It is always easy to "diagnose" neurosis or attribute another person's experiences to selective memory. However, intelligence operatives at this level in the M..d are selected precisely because of their loyalty, intellect, memory, and natural abilities for the work...

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