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By Way of Deception

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BY WAY OF DECEPTION 107— to put it another way the storekeeper. One hand washes theother in Panama. Today, you might need to negotiate for yourpearl business. We might need something else from you tomorrow.It's a business agreement, but we like to deal in long terms."Harari paused and said, "But before we go any further, can I seeyour identification?""What sort <strong>of</strong> identification?""Well, your Canadian passport.""I don't carry my passport around.""In Israel you should always carry your ID with you. Call me whenyou have it, and we'll talk," he said. "Now, as you know, theembassy is closed."And he got up and walked me to the door without saying anotherword.I had done badly when Harari asked for my passport. I hadhesitated, almost stammered. I probably lit up his security lightsand he became wary. Suddenly he'd looked very dangerous.I went back to the apartment, following the usual securityprocedures, and finished my report about 10 p.m., at which pointKauly came in specifically to read it.Kauly left, and hadn't been gone long when the police arrived.They kicked in the door <strong>of</strong> the apartment and the entire framebuckled with it. We rookies were all taken to the police station inRamat Gan and put in separate cells for interrogation. This wasonce again to instill in us that, when working in a station, ourbiggest enemy could be the local authorities. If you were beingfollowed, for example, you had to state in your report if youthought it was the locals or not.We were held overnight, but when we got back to the apartment,the door had already been fixed. About 10 minutes later, thephone rang. It was Araleh Sherf, head <strong>of</strong> the school. He said,"Victor? Drop everything you're doing. I want you here. Now."I took a cab to the corner near the Country Club, then got out andwalked up to the school. Something wasn't right, I knew. Maybethey'd already found out the toy manufacturer

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