Também tive de matar

by Nima Zamar

A autora faz reviver pela primeira vez dez anos de inacreditável violência de uma guerra que continua todos os dias no Próximo Oriente. Infiltrada nas redes de combatentes palestinianos, descobre as manipulações mediáticas da Intifada, sofre as torturas sírias, participa na formação de tropas americanas muito seguras de si próprias e esbarra com Russos discretos mas omnipresentes.

Este retrato elucida de maneira excepcionalmente crua o confronto entre Israel e os seus vizinhos, recolocando-o no quadro de um afrontamento que, para além dos Palestinianos, opõe as principais potências.

Genres: Nonfiction, Israel

293 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

A French Jew, recruited by Israeli special services and assigned to undercover operations in Islamic countries.

Reviews

[Kimberly Koper · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ik moest ook doden is een waargebeurd verhaal—hoewel ik dat laatste wel in twijfel trek. De auteur geeft zelf toe dat het boek gecensureerd is door Israël, wat direct vraagtekens oproept. Ik twijfel absoluut niet aan de martelingen die ze heeft moeten doorstaan, maar het is toch veelzeggend dat ze zoveel heeft moeten schrappen. Ik denk dat dit ook verklaard waarom het zo moeilijk was om te lezen. Ik had het idee dat het verhaal incompleet was. Daarnaast zie je ook duidelijk dat er maar 1 kant van het verhaal belicht word: alleen de aanslagen en doden aan de kant van Israël/Amerika worden belicht. Het boek is wel het lezen waard, zeker in de huidige tijd waarin we leven. Ik heb er wel iets van geleerd.

[Bart Van Loon · Rating 3 out of 5]

To be clear: I'm rating this book based on they way it was written and how it kept me captivated page after page. I'm not necessarily agreeing with the displayed views on Middle-Eastern politics or the events on 9/11 by the author.

This is an extraordinary tale of bravery and perseverance. Zamar is clearly multitalented if she's capable of specialising in informatics, physical combat and literary endeavours after all that. A very nice book to read, however much it gives you an insight into things you probably simply don't want to know: the extent of hate and cruelty in our world.

[Marlene Santos · Rating 3 out of 5]

Um relato autobiográfico sobre uma experiência de espionagem, com treinos ultra-duros e operações bem e mal sucedidas com direito a tortura ,mas em que a protagonista sai sempre com vida para as poder contar....
Recomendo para quem aprecia relatos verídicos mas com muita violência psicológica e física...

[Terence · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic, gripping insightful book about events in the Middle East that are often gruesome in this contemporary but thrilling ride. A bit of a battle reading it in the French as one's grasp of idioms has evaporated and some just seem completely new, perhaps as a result of the environment of the telling.

[Marie-Rose Naddour · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is full of illogical situations. I didn't even understand if this is based on true events or not.
I felt like I have read a book that is not complete. Something is missing in the chain of events.
I gave it 1 star because I cannot choose zero