A month after famed Israeli actor Chaim Topol’s death, his family members reveal he had been involved in international operations on behalf of the Mossad spy agency.
“I don’t know exactly what is the most fitting definition for the errands and jobs he did,” Topol’s son Omer tells the Haaretz news site. “But what is clear is that Dad was involved in secret missions on behalf of the Mossad.”
The outlet quotes Topol’s wife and two children saying the “Fiddler on the Roof” star went on unexplained trips abroad in the 1960s and 1970s while holding a miniature, state-of-the-art camera and tape recorder.
The relatives say Topol was in regular contact with Mossad official Peter Zvi Malkin, who would come to the family home through the backyard disguised in a costume, according to the actor’s daughter, Adi.
“What always motivated Chaim was a sense of adventure and bravery, which is why there is nobody more fitting than him to be involved in matters that are unspoken,” says his widow, Galia.
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