With the help of the Brichah agents, you are able to cross the Hungarian border and enter Austria. Moving southward, you cross into Italy, breathing a sigh of relief. At Bari, you make contact with representatives of the Haganah and arrange to join this Jewish fighting force in the new State of Israel. Your days of active resistance to those who would kill Jews are not over.
A bushy gray-haired man walks into the room. You recognize him immediately from his photographs. He is David Ben-Gurion. Almost by reflex, you spring to your feet in the presence of this great Zionist and Jewish leader.
Ben-Gurion tells your unit a terrifying story. The Syrians have purchased a huge quantity of arms; if they are allowed to reach the Syrian army, it is possible that the Israelis will be defeated. The ship bearing these arms must be stopped.
Frogmen from your unit swim out to the Syrian ship, the Lino, and mine it.
When the mines explode, the Lino sinks in Bari's harbor. The Syrians,
however, are not so easily put off. They charter another ship, the Algiro,
and reload it with the weapons. But the harbor master is a friend of the
Jews. He looks the other way and does not call the police when you and the
others sneak aboard the Algiro and sail it out of the harbor, proudly
flying the blue and white flag of Israel. When the ship enters Haifa
harbor, you are all proclaimed heroes. The weapons that would have
destroyed Israel can now protect Israel. Operation Pirate
has been
a huge success.
You decide that life on the sea suits you well. You apply for a commission in the Israeli Navy. It is granted, and you become a naval officer, happy and proud to serve your people.
END