Illustration by Jaimee Lee Haddad.
It was 1973 in Lillehammer. In this Norwegian ski resort, 180 kilometers north of Oslo, Ahmad Bouchikhi, a young Moroccan waiter, was returning home with his pregnant wife after an evening at the movie theater. This modest couple led a quiet, discreet life, as far away from trouble as possible.But only a few steps from their home, a hail of bullets killed the husband instantly. Who shot Bouchikhi? The Norwegian authorities led an investigation that pointed the finger at an unexpected culprit: The Mossad.The two agents who fired the shots made the mistake of coming back to Oslo in the same car they used for the operation. They even insisted on returning the vehicle to the car rental agency themselves. It's a double blunder. The police arrested them on the spot. Dan Arbel, one of the two agents, was claustrophobic. Once the cell door...
It was 1973 in Lillehammer. In this Norwegian ski resort, 180 kilometers north of Oslo, Ahmad Bouchikhi, a young Moroccan waiter, was returning home with his pregnant wife after an evening at the movie theater. This modest couple led a quiet, discreet life, as far away from trouble as possible.But only a few steps from their home, a hail of bullets killed the husband instantly. Who shot Bouchikhi? The Norwegian authorities led an investigation that pointed the finger at an unexpected culprit: The Mossad.The two agents who fired the shots made the mistake of coming back to Oslo in the same car they used for the operation. They even insisted on returning the vehicle to the car rental agency themselves. It's a double blunder. The police arrested them on the spot. Dan Arbel, one of the two agents, was claustrophobic. Once the cell door...
