By Way of Deception

292 BY WAY OF DECEPTIONand girls, belong to this eduday noar jury, or "battalion of Hebrewyouth," often youths from other countries are brought over tospend the summer learning about security, picking up such skillsas completing obstacle courses, pitching tents, and learning howto use a sniper rifle and Uzi assault rifle. Still others learnupgraded security skills, such as how to build a slick, for hidingweapons or documents, when and how to do security checks, aswell as the fundamentals of investigation and intelligencegathering.Any use of the frames other than for self-protection has neverbeen approved by any government official, although Mossadofficials all know of such use. Thus, Yitzhak Shamir knew, butPeres, never a Mossad man, would not have known, even thoughhe was prime minister. Israel does not sell the weapons directly tothese foreign frames, but it does provide arms indirectly in around-about arrangement with known arms dealers.The Mossad does not see these frames as information gatherers,although the station heads know from experience that the shortestroute to getting praise is by supplying useful information. Many ofthe youths trained at the summer camps in Israel later becomesayanim, and it certainly provides a strong group of willinghelpers, well trained, undaunted by the lingo, who have alreadyshown the ability to take chances. With the exception of Canadaand most of the United States, Jewish communities outside Israelhave frames, trained and armed, ready to defend themselves ifneeded.For this particular operation, however, the Mossad would have torecruit helpers. After his meeting with Admony, Arbel summonedall his senior officials in the Tsafririm d& partment."I want an Entebbe for me," he said. "I want my name to go downin history."Arbel told his officials he wanted as many Falashas out of Sudanas possible: "All of them." Then he told them to figure out how todo it.Arbel's department usually operated on a shoestring budget, butthis time it was clear that whatever they needed