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By Way of Deception

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2School DaysIN ISRAEL, SEVERAL GROUPS <strong>of</strong> people believe the country is inconstant danger. A strong army doesn't guarantee safety. Ibelieved that then.You know there is this immense need for security and you knowthere is an organization called the Mossad. It doesn't <strong>of</strong>ficially existin Israel, yet everyone knows about it. It's the epitome, the top <strong>of</strong>the heap. You realize it's a very secretive organization, and onceyou're called in, you do what you are told because you believe thatbehind it is a form <strong>of</strong> super magic that will be explained to you indue course.Growing up in Israel, this becomes ingrained. You start by going tothe youth brigades. I was trained in shooting there, and at 14,finished second in Israel in target shooting. Using a sniper'sShtutser rifle, I scored 192 <strong>of</strong> a possible 200 points, four pointsbehind the overall winner.I'd spent quite a few years in the army, too. So I knew — orthought I knew — what I was getting into.Not every Israeli will go blindly forward, <strong>of</strong> course, but those peoplewho look for Mossad recruits, those who do all the psychologicaltesting, find people who are willing, and at that stage it's assumedyou will do as you're told. If you ask questions, it could bog downa whole operation later on.At the time, I was a member <strong>of</strong> the Labor Party in Herzlia and wasfairly active. My ideas were relatively liberal, so from that point on,I was in constant conflict between my be-

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