Adolf Eichmann was kidnapped to be brought to Israel for trial.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 10, 2026
Multiple sources agree that Israeli agents kidnapped Adolf Eichmann in Argentina in May 1960 and brought him to Israel to stand trial, so the claim's core assertion is supported. The claim is a faithful reading of the post's 'kidnapped them' remark, which refers to the people hauled into court.
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… You know, he, uh, if he was anything, he was a left-winger, social democrat type, but he was appalled by the casual dispensing with due process and substantial justice in the matter of Eichmann. But, um, you know, I mean, the point, not just that it was utterly unprecedented to literally kidnap somebody to avail them the personal jurisdiction where there wasn't, you know, where no subject matter jurisdiction existed at all, and in addition to that, obviously, a venue such as Israel would not be a place where, considering by their own admission their unwillingness to allow witnesses they consider to be tainted to …
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Supports. BBC reports that Israeli intelligence located Eichmann in 1960, kidnapped him, and brought him to Israel to stand trial on charges including war crimes and crimes against humanity.[3]
Supports. Yad Vashem's account states that in May 1960 Eichmann was kidnapped in Argentina by Israeli agents and taken to Israel, and that the court held the manner of his arrival did not bar trial.[4]
Supports. Raanan Rein's scholarly chapter describes the May 1960 kidnapping of Eichmann in Argentina by Mossad agents, which provoked a diplomatic crisis.[2]
Supports. Reuters commentary says the Mossad abducted Eichmann from Argentina in 1960, and the National WWII Museum says he was kidnapped by Israeli intelligence operatives and taken to Israel for trial.[1][5]
Context. Israeli Prime Minister Ben-Gurion initially claimed Eichmann was captured by 'a group of Jewish volunteers,' denying direct state participation, but this concerns who acted, not whether he was kidnapped to be tried in Israel.[2]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 1 tier 1, 2 not rated
- 1Commentary: Long overdue, a Nazi finally says sorryreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 295. The Eichmann Affair in the Shadow of the Cold War (Argentina, 1960)muse.jhu.edu · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 3Hangman of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann diesbbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 4About the Eichmann Trialyadvashem.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5The Trial of Adolf Eichmannnationalww2museum.org · not rated · cited for: supports
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- David Ben-Gurion stated that Israel had jurisdiction over Adolf Eichmann because he was captured and brought to Israel, regardless of the legality of his capture.True
- Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death.True