The Counter Terrorist – August-September 2019

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I

t is Monday 10:00 am, and I am

waking up after just three hours

of sleep. I have spent the last night

training in open-field combat. So, why

am I up after so little rest if everyone

else in the unit is still asleep at least

until noon? Well, like most units in

the IDF we, too, are dependent on

donations from western countries.

Rich families or companies donate to

the war on terror and get a tax break

from their country. They also can feel

good about what they are doing and to

whom they are giving their money. I

have become the unofficial spokesman

for my unit when the donors come for

a tour of the base. I have to be fresh,

funny, and interesting and at the same

time be interested and feed their ego a

bit. So I drag myself down to the office

to meet a man and a woman who are

from South Africa. They are a nice

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