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Nazi Hunter's Trial: Eichmann Defense Lawyer Was German Spy

How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.

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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 5 hours ago

What happened

A German intelligence agent, posing as a lawyer on Adolf Eichmann's defense team, spied on the trial for West Germany. The agent's mission was to prevent the trial from revealing the Nazi past of West German officials.

  • 01Lawyer on Eichmann's defense team was a West German intelligence agent.
  • 02Agent's mission was to monitor defense strategy and protect German officials.
  • 03West Germany integrated former Nazis into government post-WWII.
  • 04German intelligence withheld Eichmann's location from Israel.
  • 05Eichmann questioned former Nazi official's role in post-war Germany.

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Full coverage · 2 outlets

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YnetCenter · Hebrew5 hours ago
Nazi Hunter's Trial: Eichmann Defense Lawyer Was German Spy
Behadrei HaredimRight · Hebrew5 hours ago
Nazi Hunter's Target Was Secretly Spied On By West German Agent

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