Advertisement Continue reading the main story“Look, it was so natural,” said Mr. Yaakov, according to a transcription of a taped interview. According to Mr. Yaakov, the Israeli plan was code-named Shimshon, or Samson, after the biblical hero of immense strength. Mr. Yaakov was found guilty of handing over secret information without authorization, the lesser of the charges against him. He said he had promised Mr. Yaakov he would find the right time and the right place to make his story public. Now, he said, on the 50th anniversary of the war — with Mr. Yaakov and so many other witnesses long dead — it seemed like the right time.

Source: New York Times June 03, 2017 17:50 UTC