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Later, she was send to infiltrate the group in Munich. A few weeks later, two bombs were put on her body by a man named ‘Konrad’, who send her into the homes of Jewish families. She managed to set off a distress call, and was extracted by Israeli intelligence. ‘Konrad’, whose real name is Karl-Heinz Hoffmann, as well as many members of his faction, were arrested by German police.<ref name=":1" /> |
Later, she was send to infiltrate the group in Munich. A few weeks later, two bombs were put on her body by a man named ‘Konrad’, who send her into the homes of Jewish families. She managed to set off a distress call, and was extracted by Israeli intelligence. ‘Konrad’, whose real name is Karl-Heinz Hoffmann, as well as many members of his faction, were arrested by German police.<ref name=":1" /> |
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He was later sentenced for a 9.5 year prison sentence for other crimes, three of which he served.<ref name=":1" /> |
He was later sentenced for a 9.5 year prison sentence for other crimes, three of which he served.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wehrhahn |first=Sebastian |date=2016-02-11 |title=Karl-Heinz Hoffmann verklagt erfolglos den Verfassungsschutz |url=https://blog.zeit.de/stoerungsmelder/2016/02/11/karl-heinz-hoffmann-ex-rechtsterrorist-verklagt-erfolglos-den-verfassungsschutz_21254 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Störungsmelder |language=de-DE}}</ref> |
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Olivia Jane Frank (born 1956, died 2023)[1][2] was a transgender woman who served as an Israel Defense Forces officer and became an intelligence agent for the Mossad after being recruited by David Kimche. She infiltrated the Abu Nidal Organization and assisted in the pursuit of the perpetrators and accomplices of the Munich massacre.
Personal life
Early life
Frank grew up in Gorton (Manchester), born male to a Jewish mother and a non-jewish father.[1] She travelled to Israel as a teenager in 1974,[3] to join the Israel Defense Forces, using a women’s passport.[2]
Return to England
After her return to England, she alleged that she was prosecuted on made-up charges due to a rift between British and Israeli Intelligence, and alleged that she was recruited into MI5 after. The Ministry of Justice refused to comment.[1][3]
She published a memoir about the life in 2019, titled “The Mossad Spy”.[2] She stated that she was attempted to be bribed with 50.000 £ by someone with connections to British intelligence not publish the book.[3]
In the aftermath, Tablet reported that she had identified Karl-Heinz Hoffmann as the man she had known as Konrad after seeing his face in a Tablet article, who she hadn’t seen since he placed two remote-controlled bombs on her body and sent her into a home of Jews from Munich.[2]
Death
After her death, the confirmation of her Jewishness was complicated because Frank was a “meis mitzvah”, as she had no living relatives and her burial had to be financed through charity.[1]
However, her identity and past work could be confirmed through an anonymous source in the Israeli intelligence community.[1]
As Jewish religious law does not recognise transition, the masculine version of the burial prayer was used. However, the ritual washing of the body was done by women, in the hope of following the deceased’s wishes.[1]
Military and Intelligence work
Frank became an IDF Officer, taking part in Night Raids and receiving counterterrorism and intelligence training.[1]
She was likely recruited by David Kimche to infiltrate the Abu Nidal Organization in 1985, which had connections to a German right-wing extremist group.[2] The “Wehrsportgruppe Hoffman” had around 400 members and were found to have well as illegal weapons and nazi paraphernalia.[2] One of the people associated with the organisation committed the Oktoberfest bombing.[4]
Later, she was send to infiltrate the group in Munich. A few weeks later, two bombs were put on her body by a man named ‘Konrad’, who send her into the homes of Jewish families. She managed to set off a distress call, and was extracted by Israeli intelligence. ‘Konrad’, whose real name is Karl-Heinz Hoffmann, as well as many members of his faction, were arrested by German police.[2]
He was later sentenced for a 9.5 year prison sentence for other crimes, three of which he served.[2][5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Rocker, Simon. "Trans Mossad spy who helped track down the Munich terrorists is laid to rest". www.thejc.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Rosthorn, Andrew. "Trans Mossad Spy Identifies Neo-Nazi 'Konrad' From Tablet Article". Tablet.
- ^ a b c "The Olivia Frank story: Manchester's transgender spy". Confidentials. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ deutschlandfunkkultur.de. "Wehrsportgruppe Hoffmann - Eine Geschichte staatlichen Versagens". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ Wehrhahn, Sebastian (2016-02-11). "Karl-Heinz Hoffmann verklagt erfolglos den Verfassungsschutz". Störungsmelder (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-29.