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September 27, 2021

What Daniel Silva’s Israeli-Themed Tales of Espionage Can Teach the West

Spy thrillers of the soul.

In over twenty novels, the American author Daniel Silva has related the adventures of a dashing Mossad operative named Gabriel Allon. While these books are action-packed page-turners—and best sellers—they also offer something more than the typical thriller, argues Henry George:

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