Yaacov Nimrodi
Yaacov Nimrodi, an Israeli businessman and former government official, was a key figure in the Iran-Contra affair.[1]
Authors Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman describe Nimrodi as a veteran of the Israeli military intelligence organisation Aman, and a private arms merchant. They state that he was part of an informal salon around Ariel Sharon in the early 1980s, known as "the war room" or "Arik's court".[2]
Nimrodi lost millions of dollars as a result of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, and hoped that improved relations would enable him to recover his investments.[3]
Nimrodi and his business partner [[Adolph Schwimmer], were close to Saudi Arms dealer [Adnan Khashoggi]], a connection which reportedly enabled them to obtain a secret political document drawn up by Crown Prince Fahd. However, the "Fahd Plan" was rejected by Prime Minister Menachem Begin as it included a Saudi role in East Jerusalem.[4]
Nimrodi and Schwimmer were also involved in a series of meetings with the Iranian Prince Reza Pahlavi, which culminated in a meeting between Pahlavi and Sharon at a Khashoggi-owned resort in Kenya on 13 May 1982. Sudanes President Gaafar Numeiri was also present at the meeting, according to Raviv and Melman.[5]
External Resources
- Namebase, NIMRODI YAAKOV
- Zvi Harel, Yaakov Nimrodi and hired writer convicted of fraud, Haaretz, 2 September 2002.
Notes
- ↑ Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.37.
- ↑ Dan Raviv and Yosi Melman, Every Spy a Prince: The Complete Hstory of Israel's Intelligence Community, Houghton Mifflin, 1991, p.257.
- ↑ Dan Raviv and Yosi Melman, Every Spy a Prince: The Complete Hstory of Israel's Intelligence Community, Houghton Mifflin, 1991, p.259.
- ↑ Dan Raviv and Yosi Melman, Every Spy a Prince: The Complete Hstory of Israel's Intelligence Community, Houghton Mifflin, 1991, pp.259-260.
- ↑ Dan Raviv and Yosi Melman, Every Spy a Prince: The Complete Hstory of Israel's Intelligence Community, Houghton Mifflin, 1991, p.260-261.
