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Ізраїльська таємна служба Шин Бет відкрила інтернетний блог, який ведуть чотири штатні аґенти. Аґенти пишуть про те, як їх завербовували і в чому полягає їхня служба, а також відповідають на питання громадськості. Повідомляє Тим Франкс: The tone is chatty, at times even facetious. The agents from Israel's internal security service, the Shin Bet, are shown in silhouette. Agent Chet is the sole woman among them. She works in high-tech. She says she went to the agency because it offered her a better work-life balance than her previous job in the private sector. There are parts of her job, she says, which she can't discuss even with her husband,but there again, at home, they don't much like talking about work. Agent Aleph, dubbed 'the expert' on the blog, attempts to debunk a few myths. "We don't work in a basement," he says. "We don't spend the day wearing earpieces. And we don't get to have flashing blue lights for our cars. We have to sit in traffic jams like everyone else." The blogs are intended to draw members of the public into other areas of the Shin Bet website, in particular the recruitment section. A Shin Bet official told the BBC that the idea was to inform the public that the agency offers work beyond just stopping Palestinian paramilitary attacks. The official said that the agency had been cheered by the feedback from members of the Israeli public, keen to find out more about the jobs within Shin Bet, the pay and even the food. chatty facetious in silhouette sole work-life balance the private sector dubbed to debunk a few myths the recruitment section beyond just Try a comprehension quiz based on this story | Читайте також 12 лютого, 2008 Віч-на-віч з фразовими дієсловами 15 січня, 2008 У словнику такого не знайдеш! 19 лютого, 2008 Everest heroes honoured in Nepal 08 січня, 2008 Слова новин: репортажі кореспондентів з мовними тлумаченнями 22 січня, 2007 П'ятничний кросворд для знавців англійської мови Other Stories | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||