The Importance of Fencing

The Israeli factory made replacement parts for a fleet of French mirage fighter jets that the Israeli Air Force had purchased in the early 60s. A letter with a Syrian postmark arrived in our mailbox addressed to our father, who was on its blacklist. The question of what would be enough to keep us safe became less and less clear. Only the last minute did our mother put her foot down, refusing to live as if inside a prison camp.