Duvdevan
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Unit 217
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כִּי בְתַחְבֻּלוֹת, תַּעֲשֶׂה-לְּךָ מִלְחָמָה‎‎
"For by clever deception thou shalt wage war." (Proverbs 24:6)

In 1986, shortly before the outbreak of the First Intifada, Unit 217, or commonly known as Duvdevan was established with the understanding that a specific method of warfare should be developed to deal with various security events in the Judea and Samaria region, especially among densely populated civilian areas. Its operational scope grew following the Oslo Accords and the IDF's withdrawal from territories that were placed under Palestinian Authority control. After the outbreak of the Second Intifada, Duvdevan continued to operate in the West Bank and at the peak of its activity was conducting operations on a daily basis.

The unit, and others similar, are known collectively as 'Mista'arvim' in Hebrew or "Musta'rabeen" in Arabic, which literally means "Arab pretenders". These elite "counter-terrorism" units impersonate Palestinians and infiltrate Palestinian communities. Members undergo rigorous training on things such cultural habits and local dialect in-order to make them indistinguishable when inside a Palestinian community. Disguises donned by operators in the past have included things as ludicrous as dressing as elderly men or Palestinian women cradling pretend babies.
In 1987 the first Palestinian uprising (intifada) began in the Jabalia refugee camp and quickly spread through Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem. The Palestinians organized an effective resistance movement that targeted all Israeli’s including civilians, and included car, bus and suicide bombings. In addition the Palestinians erected barricades throughout the territories, held boycotts, general strikes and refused to pay taxes. During the course of the first intifada (1987-1993) over 160 Israeli’s were killed. The IDF faced thousands of heavily armed terrorists that enjoyed the full backing and support of the Palestinians.


A Mista'arvim (undercover) unit was needed that could perform fast and effective hit-and-run missions deep into the territories. Unlike in the 1940’s when the Mista'avim unit was used as an intelligence gathering tool and also to covertly move weapons and equipment, the new Mista'arvim were designed as pure CT (counter terrorist) units to pose as Palestinians with the use of disguises, knowledge of the language and behaviorism, and to carry out many high-risk and complicated operations, including targeted assassination, kidnappings, and a range of other classified undercover operations.

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Great story but like what's the org? A religious crime organization? A group of assassins?
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(03-20-2022, 05:31 PM)Tim Wrote: Great story but like what's the org? A religious crime organization? A group of assassins?
Security force
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**You walk to your front gate and find a basket full of fruits**
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