The Exploding Pagers
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Lots of fun detail, worth a read if you can get around the paywall.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/05/israel-mossad-hezbollah-pagers-nasrallah/
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I wonder what the cost of manufacturing, marketing, and distributing those pagers and walkie-talkies were vs how much Israel was actually paid by Hamas…
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I mean, if Israel actually made money out of the deal, I might just have to emigrate…
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@LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:
I wonder what the cost of manufacturing, marketing, and distributing those pagers and walkie-talkies were vs how much Israel was actually paid by Hamas…
On that metric they probably made a profit but if you factor in planning and engineering (ie, all the Mossad time) they definitely did not, though that’s hardly relevant. This was a national security operation not a business pursuit.
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@jon-nyc said in The Exploding Pagers:
@LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:
I wonder what the cost of manufacturing, marketing, and distributing those pagers and walkie-talkies were vs how much Israel was actually paid by Hamas…
On that metric they probably made a profit but if you factor in planning and engineering (ie, all the Mossad time) they definitely did not, though that’s hardly relevant. This was a national security operation not a business pursuit.
There's no way no one over there saw the potential irony, though. I mean just for starters you have terrorists paying to get taken out.
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@jon-nyc said in The Exploding Pagers:
@LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:
I wonder what the cost of manufacturing, marketing, and distributing those pagers and walkie-talkies were vs how much Israel was actually paid by Hamas…
On that metric they probably made a profit but if you factor in planning and engineering (ie, all the Mossad time) they definitely did not, though that’s hardly relevant. This was a national security operation not a business pursuit.
The planning and engineering is a wash as those employees doing the planning and engineering would still have been paid sitting on their asses saying “drone strike”
Dear god, I think I might need to move to Israel.
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If u need help house hunting let me know. City? Suburbs? Maybe a rural area? Good schools around? Business opportunities? Just say the word.
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@bachophile said in The Exploding Pagers:
If u need help house hunting let me know. City? Suburbs? Maybe a rural area? Good schools around? Business opportunities? Just say the word.
Where’s the best cheeseburger joint?
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63?! I hope that’s in shekels, at least!
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Shekels
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Divide by 4
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Ok, I can deal with $15
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Sorry for my ignorance, but is Israel like northern Europe where most people are pretty good in English even though it is not their native language?
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@jon-nyc said in The Exploding Pagers:
Not even close. More like Italy or France.
thanks. I think it would be an interesting place to visit for history. I am good at making hand gestures to get my point across so not too worried about language. LOL
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@taiwan_girl said in The Exploding Pagers:
I am good at making hand gestures to get my point across so not too worried about language.
OK then...
