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Israeli actor Chaim Topol, best known for his role as Tevye in the film "Fiddler on the Roof," may have had an unexpected double life outside of acting. The actor, who passed away in March, used his VIP status as an actor to work for Mossad, according to a new interview with his family in the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz.
Topol’s wife Galia, who he met while a member of the Israeli army in the 1950s, and children, son Omer and daughter Adi, told the outlet he had been involved in "secret missions" for the country’s intelligence agency. "I’m not sure what the exact definition is for the missions and roles he undertook," said Omer.
"But what’s clear is that Dad was involved in secret missions for the Mossad." The family noted that he often took trips abroad with a miniature camera and tape recorder. "He took the camera and the recording equipment on every trip abroad," Topol’s daughter claimed.
Fox News Digital has reached out for comment from Topol's representatives. They also shared memories of a family friend, Zvi Malkin, a well-known member of Mossad who was part of the squad that captured Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aries in May 1960, and often met with Topol in his London home. "Zvika always showed up in disguise, came through the backyard so he wouldn’t be seen, and then came into our apartment," Adi recalled. Topol was raised in Tel Aviv and after his army service, he became an actor, first gaining fame in the 1964 Israeli film "Sallah Shabati." The film earned a Golden Globe for best foreign language film and one for Topol as well, in the most promising male newcomer category.
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Roger Waters has said he will play in Frankfurt despite a planned performance there being cancelled over claims of anti-Semitism.The former Pink Floyd frontman was supposed to play at the publicly owned Festhalle on May 28, but the council called off the performance over the musician’s views on Israel. They later described him as “one of the world’s most widely-known anti-Semites”.According to Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the cancellation notice cited Waters’ boycott of Israel – also known as the BDS campaign – as well as the musician’s talks with Hamas-affiliated media, comparisons of Israel to apartheid South Africa and what many see as anti-Semitic imagery at shows.It also referenced the sensitivity surrounding the venue, which was used as a detention centre for some 3000 Jewish people who were then deported to concentration camps in 1938.Now, however, Waters has suggested he’s “coming anyway” despite the cancellation.
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