Why did Israeli spies build a fake beach resort?
Espionage, exodus and wind-surfing.
An episode of the Beyond Today podcast, hosted by BBC Radio 4, titled "Why did Israeli spies build a fake beach resort?" was published on August 16, 2019 and runs 19 minutes.
August 16, 2019 ·19m · Beyond Today
Summary
Arous was an idyllic holiday resort on Sudan’s Red Sea coast, a slice of paradise offering an escape to up to 30 scuba-diving tourists in the late 1970s and early 1980s. But it held a secret, one so outlandish it’s just been made into a Netflix movie. The BBC news website’s Middle East Editor Raffi Berg tells us a tale of espionage, exodus and wind-surfing. Producer: Harriet Noble Mixed by Weidong Lin Editor: John Shields
Episode Description
Arous was an idyllic holiday resort on Sudan’s Red Sea coast, a slice of paradise offering an escape to up to 30 scuba-diving tourists in the late 1970s and early 1980s. But it held a secret, one so outlandish it’s just been made into a Netflix movie. The BBC news website’s Middle East Editor Raffi Berg tells us a tale of espionage, exodus and wind-surfing.
Producer: Harriet Noble Mixed by Weidong Lin Editor: John Shields
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