The Spy Machine

Elderly agents of Mossad reminisce, just like their counterparts in MI6 or the CIA, about the good old days of the Cold War, when they had free rein to infiltrate and assassinate state enemies...The killing of Abu Jihad, Arafat's right-hand man, was the last straw for the politicians, who realised when the Oslo negotiations began that Jihad would have been a very valuable asset for Israeli interests...But Ehud Barak, ex-Mossad agent and now leader of the Labour Party suggests that the best way to gather information is to listen to the BBC and read a newspaper.

[2]...and also wrote: The documentary team also interviewed Mossad's "most successful spy" who talked about his undercover operations in Syria, Lebanon and other Arab countries during an espionage career lasting 25 years.

Named only as Yakooba, the spy...played a crucial role in averting a full-scale Syrian tank attack (and) underwent plastic surgery to change his face.

"[5][full citation needed]The newspaper quoted Channel 4 executive David Lloyd: Over the last decade, mounting criticisms on many sides have led some people to believe that Mossad is out of kilter with the times.

We talk to key senior insiders, go through some of the major moments in the agency's history and visit the memorial to those who died in Mossad's service.