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:

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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.

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chatty
неформальний та дружній за стилем

facetious
глумливий, глузливий

in silhouette
з затіненими обличчями

sole
єдина

work-life balance
баланс між часом, проведеним за роботою, та часом, відданим на решту життя (усталений вираз)

the private sector
приватний сектор (економіки)

dubbed
тут - на прізвисько

to debunk a few myths
розвіяти деякі міфи

the recruitment section
розділ газети чи вебсайту, де друкують оголошення про прийом на роботу

beyond just
не лише