Count (Folke) Bernadotte's folly.

From: Queen's Quarterly | Date: December 22, 1996| Author: Tod Hoffman | Copyright information

TOD HOFFMAN is a former officer of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service who writes frequently for the Queen's Quarterly on issues related to intelligence and political affairs.

On 17 September 1948, a convoy of vehicles carrying United Nations' mediator Count Folke Bernadotte and his staff through the streets of Jerusalem came to a sudden halt. Blocking the way was a jeep containing four men in Israeli army uniforms. In a moment, three of them were on their feet, s...

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