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− | '''David Gerald Littman''' (b. 1933, London) | + | '''David Gerald Littman''' (b. 1933, London - died 2012<ref>Robert Spencer, [http://www.jihadwatch.org/2012/05/rip-david-littman.html R.I.P. David Littman], Jihad Watch, 20 may 2012</ref>) was a [[counterjihad]] activist, but he was also known for his activities with Mossad. In 1961, he led Operation Mural, a Mossad operation in Morocco, where he set up a covert operation to take Moroccan Jewish children to Switzerland and then to Israel<ref>Yair Sheleg, [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=935128 Codename: Operation Mural], Haaretz, 17 December 2007.</ref>. His exploits were considered so important that a documentary was made about them<ref>Yehuda Kaveh, Operation Mural Casablanca 1961, produced for Israeli Channel 1, 2007.</ref>. Together with his wife Giselle (aka [[Bat Ye'or]]) he travelled around the world presenting the "plight" of the dhimmis (non-Muslims living in the Muslim world), and Giselle is credited with the term dhimmitude<ref>[http://www.dhimmitude.org/index.html The Status of Non-Muslim Minorities Under Islamic Rule], Dhimmitude website, Accessed: 8 December 2008.</ref>. |
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
*[[Association for World Education]] | *[[Association for World Education]] |
Revision as of 00:18, 23 May 2012
David Gerald Littman (b. 1933, London - died 2012[1]) was a counterjihad activist, but he was also known for his activities with Mossad. In 1961, he led Operation Mural, a Mossad operation in Morocco, where he set up a covert operation to take Moroccan Jewish children to Switzerland and then to Israel[2]. His exploits were considered so important that a documentary was made about them[3]. Together with his wife Giselle (aka Bat Ye'or) he travelled around the world presenting the "plight" of the dhimmis (non-Muslims living in the Muslim world), and Giselle is credited with the term dhimmitude[4].
Contents
Affiliations
- Association for World Education
- CounterJihad Europa, conference speaker
- World Union for Progressive Judaism
Contact, References and Resources
Contact
- Website: www.dhimmitude.org
Resources
- David G. Littman - Homepage at Dhimmitude.org
References
- ↑ Robert Spencer, R.I.P. David Littman, Jihad Watch, 20 may 2012
- ↑ Yair Sheleg, Codename: Operation Mural, Haaretz, 17 December 2007.
- ↑ Yehuda Kaveh, Operation Mural Casablanca 1961, produced for Israeli Channel 1, 2007.
- ↑ The Status of Non-Muslim Minorities Under Islamic Rule, Dhimmitude website, Accessed: 8 December 2008.