Join Ami Ayalon, former head of the Shin Bet and former Commander of the Israeli Navy, for a discussion about his new book, Friendly Fire.

The book traces the history of Israel through Ayalon's personal journey growing up on a kibbutz, before becoming a decorated commando, naval commander, intelligence chief and cabinet member. It explains how his experiences led him to realise that that the sustainable and democratic Jewish homeland for which he repeatedly risked his life, and killed, can only be realised side-by-side with a Palestinian state whose citizens have genuine hope for their own bright future.

Admiral (Ret.) Ami Ayalon is a former Flotilla 13 (Israel's navy SEALs) commando, commander of the navy, director of the Shin Bet security agency, cabinet minister, Knesset member and a recipient of the Medal of Valor, Israel's highest military decoration. With Sari Nusseibeh, he established the People's Voice peace initiative in 2002. He is a member of Commanders for Israel's Security, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Haifa Research Center for Maritime & Strategy and chairman of AKIM Israel (the National Association for children and adults with Intellectual Disabilities). He organised, and was featured in, the Academy Award-nominated documentary, The Gatekeepers.

If you would like to submit questions, please email them to Avi Marco.
If you would like to purchase the book, you can do so here.

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