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Jun. 1, 2021 1:40 PM
The preparations went on for years. Every drive along Highway 4 to Ra’anana afforded quick glimpses of the fortress-like compound. Every visit to friends in Herzliya included vital intelligence-gathering about fences, barricades and observation points. I tried not to look straight into the security cameras affixed to the electricity poles there. On other days, as I walked alongside the fence that surrounds the Israel Military Industries (aka IMI, or Taas, its Hebrew acronym) complex, in the Sharon region of central Israel, I wore a wide-brimmed hat – perfect for someone on a secret mission to crack the big mystery in the heart of the country.