Mista'aravim

Mista'aravim ( Hebrew מסתערבים, literally: Arabicized ) is a name for covert military and police special forces in Israel . Mista'aravim-capable units operate disguised as Arabs primarily in the fight against terrorism .

The earliest form of Mista'aravim unit was the HaSchomer . This defense organization of the Jews in Palestine, which existed until 1920, was modeled on the Bedouin fighters in the region. The Shomrim also wore Bedouin clothes and headgear and spoke Arabic.

Today the Mista'aravim are highly specialized units whose actions are kept secret. Special forces in Mista'aravim units are subject to intensive under-cover training. The learning content of the training units is not only disguise techniques, but also intensive study of the local Arabic culture, the Arabic language and also the Islamic religion and the Koran .

units

• Jechidat Duvdevan is a special military unit for the fight against terrorism. The original area of ​​operation was Judea and Samaria ( West Bank ).
• Yechidat Shimshon was the sister unit of the Duvdevan and operated mainly in the Gaza Strip . It was dissolved in 1994.
• JAMAS is a covert anti-terrorist unit of the border guards .
• Lahav 433 has a Mista'arvim subunit that operates mainly in Meschulash .

literature

• Aaron Cohen: Brotherhood of Warriors. HarperCollins 2008, ISBN 978-0-06-123616-7 .