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Mistaravim is the name given to those counter-terrorism units of the Israel Defense Forces in which soldiers are specifically trained to "be an Arab " and go into the occupied territories to capture (or kill) a wanted terrorist.1These are also commonly known as the 'Arab Platoons'.2In Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Acts of War , it is stated that Mistaravim do not allow their real identities to become known to people outside their unit, and that even when they are undercover, they go to great lengths to avoid being recorded. They are also said to be trained in counter-detection of human or mechanical surveillance. Mistaravim is the plural of "mista'arev", the Hebrew slang for "being an Arab and suddenly charging/'rushing'".3
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Arabized; , Mustaʿribīn ), also spelled as mistaravim, is the name given to those counter-terrorism units of the Israel Defense Forces and Israel Border Police in which officers are specifically trained to disguise themselves as Arabs in order to kill or capture a wanted terrorist. These are also commonly known as the 'Arab Platoons'. The name is derived from the Arabic "Musta'arabi", meaning "those who live among the Arabs", which refers to the Musta'arabi Jews Arabic-speaking Jews who lived in the Middle East since the beginning of the Arab rule in the 7th century, prior to the arrival of Ladino-speaking Sephardi Jews following their expulsion from Spain in 1492.
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Mista'arvim ( ; ), also spelled mista'aravim , is the name given to counter-terrorism units of the Israel Defense Forces , Israel Border Police , and Israel Police who operate undercover.Such units are specifically trained to assimilate among the local Arab population.They are commonly tasked with performing intelligence gathering, law enforcement, hostage rescue and counter-terrorism, and to use disguise and surprise as their main weapons. The name is derived from the Arabic "Musta'arabi", meaning "those who live among the Arabs", which refers to the Musta'arabi Jews , Arabic-speaking Jews who lived in the Middle East since the beginning of the Arab rule in the 7th century, prior to the arrival of Ladino -speaking Sephardic Jews following their expulsion from Spain in 1492.
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Israeli undercover counter-terrorism units Mista'arvim ( ; ), also spelled mista'aravim , is the name given to counter-terrorism units of the Israel Defense Forces , Israel Border Police , and Israel Police who operate undercover. Such units are specifically trained to assimilate among the local Arab population. They are commonly tasked with performing intelligence gathering, law enforcement, hostage rescue and counter-terrorism, and to use disguise and surprise as their main weapons. The name is derived from the Arabic "Musta'arabi", meaning " those who live among the Arabs ", which refers to the Musta'arabi Jews , Arabic-speaking Jews who lived in the Middle East since the beginning of the Arab rule in the 7th century, prior to the arrival of Ladino -speaking Sephardic Jews following their expulsion from Spain in 1492.
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Israeli undercover counter-terrorism units Mista‘arvim ( Hebrew : מִסְתַּעַרְבִים ; Arabic : مُسْتَعْرِبِين , romanized : musta‘ribīn , lit. ' Arabized ' ), also spelled mista‘aravim , is the name given to certain units in the Israel Defense Forces , Israel Border Police , and Israel Police that assimilate into local Arab populations to operate undercover while gathering intelligence or conducting law enforcement, hostage rescue, and counter-terrorism operations.
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