--- product_id: 25086220 title: "The Ghost Warriors: Inside Israel's Undercover War Against Suicide Terrorism" price: "347.10 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/25086220-the-ghost-warriors-inside-israels-undercover-war-against-suicide-terrorism store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # The Ghost Warriors: Inside Israel's Undercover War Against Suicide Terrorism **Price:** 347.10 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Ghost Warriors: Inside Israel's Undercover War Against Suicide Terrorism - **How much does it cost?** 347.10 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/25086220-the-ghost-warriors-inside-israels-undercover-war-against-suicide-terrorism) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The untold story of the Ya’mas, Israel's special forces undercover team that infiltrated Palestinian terrorist strongholds during the Second Intifada. It was the deadliest terror campaign ever mounted against a nation in modern times: the al-Aqsa, or Second, Intifada. This is the untold story of how Israel fought back with an elite force of undercover operatives, drawn from the nation’s diverse backgrounds and ethnicities—and united in their ability to walk among the enemy as no one else dared. Beginning in late 2000, as black smoke rose from burning tires and rioters threw rocks in the streets, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Arafat’s Palestinian Authority embarked on a strategy of sending their terrorists to slip undetected into Israel’s towns and cities to set the country ablaze, unleashing suicide attacks at bus stops, discos, pizzerias—wherever people gathered. But Israel fielded some of the most capable and cunning special operations forces in the world. The Ya’mas, Israel National Police Border Guard undercover counterterrorists special operations units, became Israel’s eyes-on-target response. Launched on intelligence provided by the Shin Bet, indigenous Arabic-speaking Dovrim , or “Speakers,” operating in the West Bank, Jerusalem, and Gaza infiltrated the treacherous confines where the terrorists lived hidden in plain sight, and set the stage for the intrepid tactical specialists who often found themselves under fire and outnumbered in their effort to apprehend those responsible for the carnage inside Israel. This is their compelling true story: a tale of daring and deception that could happen only in the powder keg of the modern Middle East. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS AND MAPS Review: I was there... - This book was awesome. It primarily featured Yamas as the go-to counter terror (CT) direct action (DA) unit of the IDF, so I have to say I felt a little slighted there, but it did give credence to Duvdevan and a few other units named. A friend of mine from my unit first turned me on to the book after finding it on desertcart. At first I was skeptical, having served in the IDF in one of these units. After performing in these capacities, my reference point was a little different than the average reader of this book. I honestly I thought this was going to be another political science 10,000 foot view of the IDF counter terror policy and targeted assassinations. I was wrong. This book was an extremely detailed account of ground level gunfights we participated in over the last 25 years. This book was motivating and inspiring. The IDF is a tight-knit organization and people know each other. There are living legends and characters that make names for themselves in the field and then go on to be great leaders of generations of warriors to come. That is how you are judged in the IDF, by your work in the field, like Sparta. I was amazed at how the author got access to information that was at one point coveted as top secret tradecraft and had in-depth accounts of missions. He clearly had personal knowledge and friendships within the IDF and police. Some of his accounts were so detailed I was able to draw from my experience and picture the events taking place as if I was there. Some of the mission profiles he describes in the book took place during my tenure and I knew of the mission even though it was our sister unit Yamas and not us (like the Itamar attack). Katz does a great job of telling the story of the three Yamas units in their geographic locations, founding, and mission sets. Duvdevan, Yamas, and Yamam are the three units spoken about in the book, but only Yamas is given a detailed account of characters and missions. While these units are very similar, there are some differences worth noting. Most obviously, Duvdevan is part of the IDF while the other two are part of the police (although the IDF and police can operate in some cases interchangeably). The Yamam is the national hostage rescue unit of Israel and is comprised of a small group of men who are drafted specifically to that unit after service in a unit like Yamas or Duvdevan or other front line combat. The Yamam is indisputably the most selective unit in Israel, has the hardest selection, and holds its members to the highest standards. Yamas is a unit to which one can get selected and serve in their first three years of service. There are three Yamas branches covering different geographies of Israel. This makes for mastery of operational areas. Yamas has a limited mission set of counter terror and direct action almost exclusively, while Duvdevan can perform a wider variety of missions and has a much more generous budget than the two police units. Training in the three units is very similar, so there are some missions in which each unit could perform almost equally and some in which one unit will have an advantage, like hostage rescue, for example, or undercover work in Gaza. The book details much of this and made me appreciate the operational tempo of the Yamas when compared to other units internationally and the experience that can be gained in such a short period of service. What most don’t know is that one’s military service experience in the IDF is highly dependent on the political climate. Up until 2008 these units along with many others not mentioned in the book gained a lot of operational experience with back-to-back missions and constant objectives. Since that period there has been a period of calm in which a mission only the Yamam would get today, every Palsar was participating in 6 years ago. When the next wave of violence comes, the new generation will have plenty of work to do. I highly recommend this book to anyone thinking of joining the IDF or anyone wanting to understand the type of warrior the IDF produces. This book did a great job of demystifying some aspects of IDF CT/DA units. Gunfighters on the highest level. Review: GREAT READ - The Ghost Warriors is a remarkable book—remarkable by the insight that it provides into how Israel has dealt with terrorism for decades and remarkable in its nail-biting detail bringing the reader up-close-and-personal into the trenches of operations deep behind terrorist lines. Most of all, considering the West’s current struggle against ISIS, The Ghost Warriors is a remarkable book in its timeliness—this is a book that describes how a Western democracy can not only absorb a full-scale fanatical terrorist offensive, but defeat it, as well. The key to this effort is guile, tactical force, and a small cadre of men who can infiltrate terrorist-held strongholds using every trick in the book. The Ghost Warriors profiles Israel’s undercover units—commandos who speak Arabic and can masquerade themselves off as local Palestinians in order to move about Palestinian areas unnoticed allowing them to get up close and personal to the men they target. It’s dangerous work, work requiring a spy’s patience, and a detective’s sixth sense, tactical prowess and most of all huge COJONES. The undercover units featured in the book are known as the Ya’mas and belong to the para-military arm of the Israel National Police. The book follows the men, and some amazing characters worthy of a full-fledged Hollywood-treatment, from the three police units—one responsible for the West Bank, one responsible for Jerusalem, and one responsible for the Gaza Strip—that fought back an endless onslaught of suicide bombers during the al-Aqsa intifada. Over 1,000 Israeli civilians were killed in this war, a remarkable number considering that Israel’s population consists of only seven million people. Tens of thousands more could have been killed; as the book points out in painstaking detail, Israel thwarted over 90% of the planned Palestinian attacks (most of the attacks were thwarted by the undercover units in daring operations). Many of the Ya'mas operators are Druze, Bedouins, and other members of Israel's minorities, individuals who speak fluent Arabic. Other members of the units come from all elements of Israeli society. These operators are trained to understand the enemy's mindset, language, and religion. The book, the author points out, underwent an Israeli security review. Still, the intimate detail in how these units operate is unprecedented. The battle descriptions are dramatic. This book should be mandatory reading by every federal task force and law enforcement agency involved in combating terrorism; this book should be part of the manual of all Special Forces personnel involved in the Global War on Terror. Ed d'Alessandro NYPD Emergency Service Unit retired [...] ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #2,362,765 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #85 in Israel & Palestine History (Books) #149 in Terrorism (Books) #2,434 in Middle Eastern Politics | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 198 Reviews | ## Images ![The Ghost Warriors: Inside Israel's Undercover War Against Suicide Terrorism - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61+KpC-RlOL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I was there... *by T***E on September 24, 2017* This book was awesome. It primarily featured Yamas as the go-to counter terror (CT) direct action (DA) unit of the IDF, so I have to say I felt a little slighted there, but it did give credence to Duvdevan and a few other units named. A friend of mine from my unit first turned me on to the book after finding it on Amazon. At first I was skeptical, having served in the IDF in one of these units. After performing in these capacities, my reference point was a little different than the average reader of this book. I honestly I thought this was going to be another political science 10,000 foot view of the IDF counter terror policy and targeted assassinations. I was wrong. This book was an extremely detailed account of ground level gunfights we participated in over the last 25 years. This book was motivating and inspiring. The IDF is a tight-knit organization and people know each other. There are living legends and characters that make names for themselves in the field and then go on to be great leaders of generations of warriors to come. That is how you are judged in the IDF, by your work in the field, like Sparta. I was amazed at how the author got access to information that was at one point coveted as top secret tradecraft and had in-depth accounts of missions. He clearly had personal knowledge and friendships within the IDF and police. Some of his accounts were so detailed I was able to draw from my experience and picture the events taking place as if I was there. Some of the mission profiles he describes in the book took place during my tenure and I knew of the mission even though it was our sister unit Yamas and not us (like the Itamar attack). Katz does a great job of telling the story of the three Yamas units in their geographic locations, founding, and mission sets. Duvdevan, Yamas, and Yamam are the three units spoken about in the book, but only Yamas is given a detailed account of characters and missions. While these units are very similar, there are some differences worth noting. Most obviously, Duvdevan is part of the IDF while the other two are part of the police (although the IDF and police can operate in some cases interchangeably). The Yamam is the national hostage rescue unit of Israel and is comprised of a small group of men who are drafted specifically to that unit after service in a unit like Yamas or Duvdevan or other front line combat. The Yamam is indisputably the most selective unit in Israel, has the hardest selection, and holds its members to the highest standards. Yamas is a unit to which one can get selected and serve in their first three years of service. There are three Yamas branches covering different geographies of Israel. This makes for mastery of operational areas. Yamas has a limited mission set of counter terror and direct action almost exclusively, while Duvdevan can perform a wider variety of missions and has a much more generous budget than the two police units. Training in the three units is very similar, so there are some missions in which each unit could perform almost equally and some in which one unit will have an advantage, like hostage rescue, for example, or undercover work in Gaza. The book details much of this and made me appreciate the operational tempo of the Yamas when compared to other units internationally and the experience that can be gained in such a short period of service. What most don’t know is that one’s military service experience in the IDF is highly dependent on the political climate. Up until 2008 these units along with many others not mentioned in the book gained a lot of operational experience with back-to-back missions and constant objectives. Since that period there has been a period of calm in which a mission only the Yamam would get today, every Palsar was participating in 6 years ago. When the next wave of violence comes, the new generation will have plenty of work to do. I highly recommend this book to anyone thinking of joining the IDF or anyone wanting to understand the type of warrior the IDF produces. This book did a great job of demystifying some aspects of IDF CT/DA units. Gunfighters on the highest level. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ GREAT READ *by E***. on March 23, 2016* The Ghost Warriors is a remarkable book—remarkable by the insight that it provides into how Israel has dealt with terrorism for decades and remarkable in its nail-biting detail bringing the reader up-close-and-personal into the trenches of operations deep behind terrorist lines. Most of all, considering the West’s current struggle against ISIS, The Ghost Warriors is a remarkable book in its timeliness—this is a book that describes how a Western democracy can not only absorb a full-scale fanatical terrorist offensive, but defeat it, as well. The key to this effort is guile, tactical force, and a small cadre of men who can infiltrate terrorist-held strongholds using every trick in the book. The Ghost Warriors profiles Israel’s undercover units—commandos who speak Arabic and can masquerade themselves off as local Palestinians in order to move about Palestinian areas unnoticed allowing them to get up close and personal to the men they target. It’s dangerous work, work requiring a spy’s patience, and a detective’s sixth sense, tactical prowess and most of all huge COJONES. The undercover units featured in the book are known as the Ya’mas and belong to the para-military arm of the Israel National Police. The book follows the men, and some amazing characters worthy of a full-fledged Hollywood-treatment, from the three police units—one responsible for the West Bank, one responsible for Jerusalem, and one responsible for the Gaza Strip—that fought back an endless onslaught of suicide bombers during the al-Aqsa intifada. Over 1,000 Israeli civilians were killed in this war, a remarkable number considering that Israel’s population consists of only seven million people. Tens of thousands more could have been killed; as the book points out in painstaking detail, Israel thwarted over 90% of the planned Palestinian attacks (most of the attacks were thwarted by the undercover units in daring operations). Many of the Ya'mas operators are Druze, Bedouins, and other members of Israel's minorities, individuals who speak fluent Arabic. Other members of the units come from all elements of Israeli society. These operators are trained to understand the enemy's mindset, language, and religion. The book, the author points out, underwent an Israeli security review. Still, the intimate detail in how these units operate is unprecedented. The battle descriptions are dramatic. This book should be mandatory reading by every federal task force and law enforcement agency involved in combating terrorism; this book should be part of the manual of all Special Forces personnel involved in the Global War on Terror. Ed d'Alessandro NYPD Emergency Service Unit retired [...] ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Israel’s defense of itself against all odds! A great read. *by G***E on January 21, 2019* Factual eye-opening account of Israel’s years long struggles to to defend itself during Hamas’ and Palestine’s to destroy Israel. 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