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* Meir Dagan, 2002-Present
 
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=== Operation Susannah ===
 
=== Operation Susannah ===
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Operation Susannah was a [[false flag]] operation conducted in 1954 by Israeli operatives in Egypt against American and British targets, designed to be carried out as though Arabs had carried out the attacks.  The U.S. Information Agency libraries in Alexandria and Cairo as well as a British-owned theater were bombed on July 14, 1954.  Egyptian authorities uncovered the operation, initially not realizing it was an Israeli operation.  After the Israeli spy ring was broken up, two suspects were acquitted, while two culprits were hanged, and several others were sentenced to lengthy prison terms.  Israeli defense minister Pinhas Lavon was forced to resign in 1955.  Consequently, the aftermath of Operation Susannah is often called ''The Levon Affair''.
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Operation Susannah was a [[false flag]] operation conducted in 1954 by Israeli operatives in Egypt against American and British targets, designed to appear as though Arabs had carried out the attacks.  The U.S. Information Agency libraries in Alexandria and Cairo as well as a British-owned theater were bombed on July 14, 1954.  Egyptian authorities uncovered the operation, initially not realizing it was an Israeli operation.  After the Israeli spy ring was broken up, two suspects were acquitted, while two culprits were hanged, and several others were sentenced to lengthy prison terms.  Israeli defense minister Pinhas Lavon was forced to resign in 1955.  Consequently, the aftermath of Operation Susannah is often called ''The Levon Affair''.
    
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