Today's Yediot Achronot has a report on Israel's establishing an equivalent to the FBI Witness Protection Program. State's Witnesses against figures in organized crime will be given plastic surgery, a new identity, and means to relocate abroad.
The sad thing is not that such a program exists, but that there is a need for it. David Ben-Gurion memorably said that the Zionist dream of a "normal country" would only be realized when Israel would have Hebrew-speaking thieves, whores, and pimps. Perhaps this dream is succeeding a little too well...
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