Moshe Marzouk

Marzouk Moshe Marzouk (or Musa Lieto Marzuk) was an Egyptian Jew hanged by Egypt in 1954 for his part in an Israeli false flag operation. Marzouk was born in Cairo to a Karaite family who had immigrated from Tunisia in the early 20th century , though they retained French citizenship. While working as a surgeon at the Jewish Hospital in Cairo in the early 1950s , he was recruited as a spy by the Mossad , along with nearly a dozen other young Egyptian Jews. In 1954 the group carried out a series of bombings in Egypt; the post office in Alexandria , and two American libraries in Cairo and Alexandria, and a British movie theatre — as part of Operation Suzannah , which came to be known as the Lavon Affair . The group was caught and tried, during which time they were allegedly tortured. Marzouk publicly took responsibility for the group and everything that they had done, and was one of two group members who were hanged in a Cairo prison. Two others committed suicide, and the rest were jailed for 14 years before being deported to Israel in 1968 . The Israeli public glorified Marzouk as a martyr , and communities and gardens were subsequently named after him, as were dozens of children born in 1955 , although the Israeli government did not at the time acknowledge that he had died in the service of Israel.

Moshe Marzouk ( ; or Musa Lieto Marzuk, ; born 20 December 1926 – 31 January 1955) was an Egyptian Karaite Jew , hanged in 1955 for his involvement in a series of bombings in Cairo codenamed Operation Suzannah . Marzouk was born in Cairo to a Karaite family who had immigrated from Tunisia in the early 20th century, though they retained French citizenship. While working as a surgeon at the Jewish Hospital in Cairo in the early 1950s, he was recruited as a spy by Israeli military intelligence, along with other young Egyptian Jews . In 1954 the group carried out a series of bombings, targeting the post office in Alexandria , two libraries in Cairo and Alexandria, and a movie theatre. There were no casualties. These actions triggered an Israeli political crisis later known as the Lavon Affair . Marzouk and his group were caught and tried, during which time they were allegedly tortured. Marzouk was executed in a Cairo prison. His remains were brought to Jerusalem and buried on Mount Herzl .

Moshe Marzouk ( ; or Musa Lieto Marzuk, ; born 20 December 1926 – 31 January 1955) was an Egyptian Karaite Jew , hanged in 1955 for his involvement in a series of bombings in Cairo codenamed Operation Suzannah . Marzouk was born in Cairo to a Karaite family who had emigrated from Tunisia in the early 20th century, though they retained French citizenship. While working as a surgeon at the Jewish Hospital in Cairo in the early 1950s, he was recruited as a spy by Israeli military intelligence, along with other young Egyptian Jews . In 1954 the group carried out a series of bombings, targeting the post office in Alexandria , two libraries in Cairo and Alexandria, and a movie theatre. There were no casualties. These actions triggered an Israeli political crisis later known as the Lavon Affair . Marzouk and his group were caught and tried, during which time they were allegedly tortured. Marzouk was executed in a Cairo prison. His remains were brought to Jerusalem and buried on Mount Herzl .

Egyptian spy Moshe Marzouk ( ; or Musa Lieto Marzuk, ; born 20 December 1926 – 31 January 1955) was an Egyptian Karaite Jew , hanged in 1955 for his involvement in a series of bombings in Cairo codenamed Operation Suzannah . Marzouk was born in Cairo to a Karaite family who had emigrated from Tunisia in the early 20th century, though they retained French citizenship. While working as a surgeon at the Jewish Hospital in Cairo in the early 1950s, he was recruited as a spy by Israeli military intelligence, along with other young Egyptian Jews . In 1954 the group carried out a series of bombings, targeting the post office in Alexandria , two libraries in Cairo and Alexandria, and a movie theatre. There were no casualties. These actions triggered an Israeli political crisis later known as the Lavon Affair. Marzouk and his group were caught and tried, during which time they were allegedly tortured. Marzouk was executed in a Cairo prison. His remains were brought to Jerusalem and buried on Mount Herzl .

Egyptian spy Moshe Marzouk ( Hebrew : משה מרזוק ; or Musa Lieto Marzuk, Arabic : موسى ليتو مرزوق ; born 20 December 1926 – 31 January 1955) was an Egyptian Karaite Jew , who was hanged in 1955 for his involvement in a series of bombings in Cairo codenamed Operation Suzannah . Marzouk was born in Cairo to a Karaite family who had emigrated from Tunisia in the early 20th century, though they retained French citizenship. While working as a surgeon at the Jewish Hospital in Cairo in the early 1950s, he was recruited as a spy by Israeli military intelligence, along with other young Egyptian Jews . In 1954 the group carried out a series of bombings, targeting the post office in Alexandria , two libraries in Cairo and Alexandria, and a movie theatre. There were no casualties. These actions triggered an Israeli political crisis later known as the Lavon Affair . Marzouk and his group were caught and tried, during which time they were allegedly tortured. Marzouk was executed in a Cairo prison. His remains were brought to Jerusalem and buried on Mount Herzl .