Chapter 4. Brains

Glilot, north of Tel Aviv, February 2003…

Not far off the coastal highway north of Tel Aviv, a small but significant display of objects is housed with little fanfare. The objects are exhibited in a tiny, unmarked museum that is located beyond a shopping center near the Glilot Junction. It is housed within the Center for Special Studies, which itself is situated among one of those rambling military compounds where the civilian and military worlds sometimes intersect. The complex is part of a knot of Israeli intelligence. There is a boot camp, a training school, and, within eyeshot, large satellite dishes and communication Radomes that dot the sky like giant golf balls. The museum is kept under lock and key and is accessible ...

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