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тАЬTo make matters worse, the Israelis are reacting to the latest attacks on their people
by going after the Palestinians with a tremendous amount of force. That force is
making life extremely difficult for the chief Palestinian negotiator, Ali Hasan, whom
we all have seen is quickly becoming one of the key players in the peace process and
somebody who will be very involved in the future of Palestine. While HasanтАЩs
people, and much of the Arab world, are yelling for blood, he is one of the few
voices calling for a peaceful resolution.
тАЬAs for the Hand of God organization, Israel claims to be investigating, but says it
has no knowledge of any such group and, contrary to reports in the Arab press, is in
no way supporting it. We have some reservations as to how forthcoming the Israelis
are being with us, and with that said, IтАЩd like to invite CIA director Vaile, to present
his report.тАЭ
тАЬThank you, Mr. President,тАЭ said Vaile as his assistant passed folders to each
attendee around the long table. тАЬAs you all know, the CIA has been actively
investigating the terrorist attack in Medina over the last week. In particular, we have
been interested in uncovering the identity of a heretofore unknown terrorist group
calling itself the Hand of God. We have confirmed that the missile used in the attack
was, indeed, an Israeli-manufactured TOW 2 Short. In addition to the presidentтАЩs
report of the growing unrest in the Islamic world since the attack, the CIA feels it is
important to point out the surging popularity of the Hand of God throughout Israel.
There appears to be an increased vigilante fervor among the Israeli public that their
government is doing very little to put down. In fact, while most Israeli officials have
halfheartedly condemned the attack in public, privately theyтАЩre praising it, which has
caught the interest of our analysts over the last week.тАЭ
тАЬAre you suggesting the Israeli government was actually involved in the attack on
Medina?тАЭ asked the Homeland Security director, Alan Driehaus.
тАЬWe have no concrete proof of that, butтАФтАЭ
тАЬWell, what do you have?тАЭ asked Jennifer Staley, the secretary of state, as she leafed
through the folder that had been handed her.
тАЬAfter the 1972 massacre of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics, Israeli prime
minister Golda Meir, along with several high-ranking Israeli officials, intended to
send a message, not only to those involved in the Munich massacre, but also to
anyone contemplating future attacks on Israel, that such behavior would be met with
deadly reprisals.
тАЬTo send the message, a covert action team from the MossadтАЩs assassination unit
was assembled. There were to be no arrests, no trials, no appeals. Their goal was
simple тАФ kill every single person they could get to, whether their involvement in
Munich was direct or indirect, and let the rest live in fear, never knowing when their
time would come. And it didnтАЩt matter where the terrorists were hiding. The team
was authorized to hunt them down anywhere in the world.тАЭ
тАЬI remember that,тАЭ said the secretary of state. тАЬWhat did the Israelis name their
group?тАЭ
тАЬThe Wrath of God,тАЭ said Vaile. All of the attendees who had been perusing the
folders in front of them now raised their eyes and locked them on the CIA director.
Homeland Security director Driehaus moved uncomfortably in his chair for a
moment before speaking. тАЬAre you telling us you believe the Israelis have reactivated
this unit to terrorize the Arab world?тАЭ
тАЬWe donтАЩt know yet, but weтАЩre putting a lot of resources into getting to the bottom
of it. When it comes to covert operations, the Israelis are one of the best. If they
donтАЩt want anybody to know theyтАЩre behind something, most of the time they can