Who were the Mossad’s Arab Spies? | Unpacked

As described in Matti Friedman’s "Spies of No Country,” in the fight for a Jewish homeland, Israel’s first spies gathered essential intelligence, laying the groundwork for the Mossad.

Among them were Gamliel Cohen and Isaac Shoshan, who showed relentless bravery, infiltrating enemy lines and blending into the Arab world in daring efforts that were crucial for Israel’s survival.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:57 Between Resolution 181 and Israeli Declaration of Independence
02:18 Pre-Mossad Israeli spies Gamliel Cohen and Isaac Shoshan
03:21 The Palmach and learning to be Arabs
04:39 The Arab Section and Mistaravim
05:26 The Tiger in Haifa
06:36 Arab suspicions and Jewish persistence
07:28 Gamliel Cohen in Beirut, Lebanon
08:57 Exploding Hitler's yacht
10:24 The Arab Section's success

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[Tshipa]

People often miss a very important point, most of Israeli jews are indistinguishable from Arabs save for their clothing. And since many middle easten jews spoke arabic quite well, posing as Arabs was quite simple

[timstort]

The reason why Israel is the strongest country in the world, not only their might, but their intelligence!

[Josh_Sklar]

Never was a country called 'palestine' in history

[angelinelim]

The first 2 great spies of Israel are not afraid of giants in the land promised to them. In fact one of them was already 85 years but still conquering. Joshua 14;6-14

[joaomaxado]

I am a Catholic Christian and I have great admiration for a People who survived more than 2, 000 years of persecution, inquisitions and holocausts.
Even though I know that your ancestors forced the first Christians to leave Judea (Palestine is an invention of the Romans) and flee to Europe, I support your determination, which is much greater than that of our leaders (sorry about that) I can forgive.
You built gardens where the Arabs only have deserts (and petrol) !
Have no mercy on intolerants and liars.

[ElizabethKleinveld]

Absolutely love this channel and what a great story teller the presenter is.

[ClickbaitMotorsports]

When the Eli Copter episode drops...it will be EPIC. 🇮🇱

[marcoantoniosoaresdemoraes]

Four words describe Mossad : 1) Love for Israel; 2) The Spirit of Sacrifice; 3) The Need of Information About powerful enemies; 4) The Inteligence like a knife or gun ; 5) Adaptation in Moment Time...This My Opinions About The Arab Unit of Mossad. Mazal Tov ! 🙏

[boryag]

thank you for the good quality content guys !

[Vesnicie]

I went on pilgrimage and got stuck with a guide who reeaalllly hated Israel (despite holding an Israeli passport) and who had no love for Jews. That being said, he was obsessed with Eli Cohen and couldn't sing his praises loudly enough.

[myredeemerliveth]

Moses sent Joshua & Caleb and 10 other members to Spy Jericho and destroyed the city. God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob ( Israel) made a covenant and he will guide them.

[Newstripper]

The Sephardim are excellent working behind the scenes and the Ashkenazim as upfront leaderships, together they’re a very strong team of players. It’s the power of Jewish diversity.

[stevedgrossman]

The book this is based on "Spies of no country" is pretty good.

[joalexsg]

One more amazing video by your fantastic channel, thank you so much!!

[johnnymookergee]

God Bless Israel 🇮🇱 Am Yisroel Chai from Windhoek, Namibia

[thinksouls]

The hostility Arab and Palestinians have against Israel has existed for over 3000yrs ago, it would end but because of Mohammed, the so called pastor/prophet for Islam, this Islamic violence and hostility will never end. Praying for Israel and IDF.

[bonduu]

May God continue to bless Israel...from Nigeria.

[GiftJerome]

Nothing like Palestine it has never be Palestine its judah and Jerusalem

[pyrogeeknews]

Lebanese people aren’t really Arab, btw. Though they speak Arabic, they are actually descended from the Phoenicians.

[TruthSeekerAll]

Tom Cruise using a diskette on a clandestine mission was priceless. 😂😂😂😂😂 0:28