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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (2446)	7/21/2001 4:09:07 AM
From: average joe	Respond to of 23908

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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (2446)	7/21/2001 12:40:45 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 23908

12:50) Report: IDF opening recruiting stations worldwide By The Associated Press jpost.com Israeli military recruiting efforts are going worldwide in preparation for the possibility of an all-out war, an Israeli newspaper reported today. Recruiting offices are to be opened in nine cities, including New York and Los Angeles, where more than 100,000 Israeli expatriates live, according to the Internet Web site of the Yediot Ahronot daily. If a major crisis erupts, army recruiters will reach out to Israelis who live abroad or are vacationing, the paper said. The Israeli military had no immediate comment on the report. Through nearly 10 months of Palestinian-Israeli fighting, warnings have been heard that the conflict could escalate into a region-wide war. However, Israeli military intelligence and top commanders have been playing down the likelihood. The paper reported that the recruiting stations are planned for cities where Israelis are known to gather, including New York and Los Angeles in the United States, Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam and London in Europe, Bangkok and Bombay in Asia, Johannesburg in Africa, as well as another city to be selected later, probably in South America. IDF Lt. Col. Zaher Atef told the paper that recruitment of Israelis abroad would start only if the situation in the Middle East escalates to a lengthy confrontation. "Our assumption, based on past experience during wars, is that Israelis tend to fly back home very quickly in times of crises," he said. "Organized recruiting stations, when and if they're needed, will make the task easier for them as well as for the army." The paper said military officers are visiting Israeli embassies around the world to check if lists of Israeli soldiers and officers living abroad are up to date.