Antidote: The plot to assassinate Khaled Mash'al. Historical-Political fiction in the Arabic language by Jordanian writer M.I. Quandour. This novel is based on the 1997 poisoning in Jordan of Khaled Mash'al by Israel intelligence and the subsequent political issues and negotiations between Israel, the US, Jordan, and Palestanians, ending in an Antidote provided by Israel.