In 1960, Israeli secret agents tracked down Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann to a house on Garibaldi Street in Buenos Aires. Without assistance from the Argentine government or police, they planned and executed Eichmann’s capture and clandestinely brought him back to Israel.

The following year, Eichmann was tried and eventually convicted of 15 counts of crimes against humanity, war crimes, crimes against the Jewish people, and membership in a criminal organization. He was hanged shortly after midnight on June 1st, 1962, at Ayalon maximum security prison in the town of Ar-Ramleh.

Despite overwhelming evidence against him, Eichmann’s trial became one of the most controversial of its time. In this special episode, we cover the story of the capture and trial of Adolf Eichmann and review the Netflix dramatization of the events: Operation Finale. We also discuss Hannah Arendt's interpretation of the trial and what Israeli scholar Idith Zertal terms "the Nazification of the Palestinian struggle."

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Aamer's Radio War Nerd episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/41683290