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by Charles Kaiser from on (#5F9FP)
The former head of Shin Bet came to realize war all-out war against terrorists only deepened an existential mire
Ami Ayalon is a retired Israeli warrior with much more history than he needs to fill this compact, compelling memoir. Three years older than the state of Israel, he spent the first two-thirds of his life fighting Arabs, first as a member of Shayetet 13, the Israeli equivalent of the Navy Seals, then as commander of the Israeli navy and finally as head of Shin Bet, the internal security service, its motto: Defender that shall not be seen."
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