Jeroen wrote <<I *know* what "reservist" means; Ilana. We have them in The Netherlands too. And how can you be so sure that I did not do army service? When I was 18 years old we still had compulsory military service for males here (with some exceptions).>>
Ilana writes: You compared working at army base several days a week to army service. <SHRUG> But even before - when you talk about army you don't *sound* as somebody who was there. Jeroen wrote <<That sounds as if you are 100% sure that all 6 million people in Israel do not pass that information on to outsiders. It also sounds as if you are 100% sure that none of those 6 million people might be working as an intelligence operative for an other country. That is very, very naive.>> Ilana writes: This morning I heard on radio about new school for intelligence personnel. The base where it is. How many people finish it each year. The new listening devices they have. Did I tell you that in Independence day most army bases are open to outside visitors? They can't bring cameras, but there are, usually, army photographers, and you can ask them to take your picture, and kids just *love* to have their pictures taken on/in planes, tanks, helicopters. Who *needs* to bet on 100% of 6 million not talking to strangers? So how we are still here? *I8 think it's the sure sign of divine intervention. :-) Jeroen wrote <<I even doubt if the Israeli regime has the same level of confidence in its people as you seem to have. Unless of course the Mossad spies on everyone in your country and has concluded that there are no spies among the population.>> Ilana writes <<There are. You can find their names in newspapers. Some even considered as heroes by some part of population. And if you are interested in Mossad - there are two books by ex-Mossad agent, Ostrovsky. I didn't read them, but I heard, that while they are not very complimenting, they are pretty accurate. Ilana from Israel
