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By Way of Deception

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BY WAY OF DECEPTION 89cal knowledge. The prejudice in Israel is that Arabs don'tunderstand technical things. It shows itself in jokes, like the oneabout the man selling Arab brains for $150 a pound and Jewishbrains for $2 a pound. Asked why the Arab brain was soexpensive, he says, "Because it's hardly been used." A widely heldperception <strong>of</strong> Arabs in Israel.White agents are usually less risky to deal with than "black," orArab, agents. For one thing, Arabs working abroad are very likelyto be subjected to security by Arab intelligence — and if they catchyou working with one as a black agent, they'll want to kill you. Theworst that would happen to a Mossad katsa caught working witha white agent in France is deportation. But the white agent himselfcould be charged with treason. You do everything you can toprotect him, but the main danger is to him. If you're working withan Arab, both <strong>of</strong> you are in danger.While our classes at the Academy went on, exercises outside withcars continued apace. We learned a technique called maulter, theunplanned use <strong>of</strong> a car in detecting, or, improvised following. Ifyou have to drive in an area you're unfamiliar with, and you haveno pre-planned route, there's a series <strong>of</strong> procedures — turning leftthen right, moving, stopping, and so on — to follow, mainly toeliminate coincidence and make certain whether or not you arebeing followed. We were also frequently reminded that we were not"bolted" to our cars. If we thought we were being followed, butcouldn't verify it completely, it might be wise to park, venture outon foot, and take it from there.Another lecture, by a katsa named Rabitz, explained the IsraelStation, or local station, which handles Cyprus, Egypt, Greece,and Turkey. Its katsas are called "hoppers" or "jumpers," becausethey work out <strong>of</strong> Tel Aviv headquarters. They recruit by hoppingback and forth for a few days at a time, to operate the agents andthe sayanim. All these countries are dangerous to operate inbecause their governments tend to be pro-PLO.The Israel station is not a popular assignment for katsas. Duringhis lecture on the subject, Ran S. dumped on it. Ironically, he waslater appointed its head.

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