Operation Wrath of God

In this meticulous study based on previously undisclosed documents, Dr. Aviva Guttmann uncovers the key role that European intelligence agencies played in facilitating Mossad's "Operation Wrath of God." The author reveals how, in the gradual aftermath of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, Palestinians suspected of involvement in terrorist activities were hunted down and eliminated by Israeli services with the direct cooperation of Western intelligence agencies.

Gaining unique access to unredacted materials from the Club de Berne archive, she traces how these intelligence agencies supplied Mossad with a colossal volume of information regarding Palestinians across Europe and tacitly supported Israeli covert actions on European soil. These agencies not only aided in identifying targets but also contributed to thwarting a number of Palestinian terrorist plots—including some that Guttmann brings to light here for the very first time. Thus, the book reconstructs the hidden world of international intelligence, demonstrating how this parallel order developed its internal dynamics and pursued operational actions—independently of official foreign policy frameworks and without public scrutiny.