Israel Matzav: Only in Israel: Who is "A" and where does he live?

Only in Israel: Who is "A" and where does he live?

I thought you all would find this amusing.

Earlier Tuesday, settlers pledged to stage protests in front of the home of a senior Shin Bet official if the security agency takes part in the government's efforts to freeze construction in the disputed territory.

The official in question, A., is the head of the Shin Bet's Makhlaka Hayehudit ("The Jewish Division"), which is tasked with monitoring the activities of the extreme right wing in the West Bank.

A. resides in a tiny settlement in the West Bank. Military censorship laws do not permit media outlets to publish A.'s full name and place of residence, though this information is common knowledge among wide swaths of the settler population in the territories.

In the coming days, right-wing activists plan on pinpointing the exact location of A.'s home in preparation for future protests. A.'s predecessor as head of the Shin Bet's "Jewish Division" is also a West Bank settler. Protesters staged demonstrations near his home to protest the holding conditions for right-wing detainees.

Despite the settlers' warnings, defense officials said Tuesday that the Shin Bet will devote resources to help the government implement a building freeze in Israeli settlements.

I must be the only one in this country who doesn't know who "A" is or where he lives (I would have guessed Reut - a small town in the Modiin area which is known to be full of Leftist IDF officers - but that town is just barely not in the 'territories'). And because I live here, if I find out who "A" is or where he lives, I won't be telling you. Sorry.

Israel Matzav: Only in Israel: Who is "A" and where does he live?