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The Six Watchmen

This is a documentary about the six former heads of Shin Bet, Israel's internal security service who were tasked to guard their country from terrorist threats.

Israel's Shin Bet, the equivalent of the American FBI and Secret Service, is a very crucial unit that must be led by the best person. You will see the men in this book.

The author of this book, Dror Moreh who is an Israeli cinematographer and director, conducted an intensive and lengthy interviews to six Shin Bet leaders, i.e. Avraham Shalom, Ya'akov Peri, Carmi Gilon, Ami Ayalon, Avi Dichter, and Yuval Diskin who headed the service from 1980 to 2011 respectively.

The Gatekeepers, the title that Moreh chose, told a story about the character, the determination, the thought and the decision the six men should make in their daily live most of which was made in the toughest situation but at the same time was also dilemmatic. These are the watchmen on whom Israel depends to ensure its safety.

Reading the book will not only see the character and the strength of these men that special, but also likely we are be more impressed with the country that produced them.

The book is the companion of the documentary film with the same title that was nominated for the Best Documentary Feature at the 85th Academy Award.

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Serpong, 11 Dec 2021

Titus J.

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