Germany/Switzerland-Death of Rainer Barschel 1987 in Geneva

[Carsten Wiethoff]

By the way, does anybody know the CIA cover name "Rabbi"? I think that a high ranking Mossad officer was called "Rabbi", any more details?

I found out that at least in the literature the code name Rabbi is assigned to a "Ezra ben Ezra" of the Mossad. (Littells The Company mentions that for one).
I have been unable to find anything about anyone of that name, maybe I did not look careful enough.
I did find something about Ezra Gideon, later long term Shin Beth leader, previously hunting down the Munich killers as the head of a hit squad.
No idea, if these names are connected.
Victor Ostrovsky calls the leader of the Mossad Squad involved in the Barschel case "Ran". No idea, if this is "Rabbi".

Help would be appreciated.

Carsten