New novel by Daniel Silva: Survival of Jews not assured by others.
August 28th 2007 12:23
I have been reading, with much enjoyment, the several novels by Daniel Silva involving Gideon Allon, first introduced in 2000’s “The Kill Artist”. Once a key operative in secret Israeli-intelligence missions, and the assassin of most of the Black September killers, Allon is on the run from his past, assuming a quiet life as a meticulous restorer of priceless works of art. In each of the succeeding books, the reluctant spy is brought back to his country’s service and as the novels progress, his character and past become more clearly in focus.
Allon has doubts and worries about the effects of killing are having on him. Eventually, he comes to realize that if he and the State of Israel are to survive, killing is justified, notwithstanding that he is personally diminished. He becomes convinced that no one and no nation will come to a Jewish rescue. Beset by Islamic enemies, European anti-Semitic hordes, American essential self-interest and the hunger for oil, Israel and the Jews must take responsibility for their own survival
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Allon has doubts and worries about the effects of killing are having on him. Eventually, he comes to realize that if he and the State of Israel are to survive, killing is justified, notwithstanding that he is personally diminished. He becomes convinced that no one and no nation will come to a Jewish rescue. Beset by Islamic enemies, European anti-Semitic hordes, American essential self-interest and the hunger for oil, Israel and the Jews must take responsibility for their own survival
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