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"It's okay. You can tell me what you need to on the phone. If I can help, I would love to do it."
    Moshe was pleased the Interior Minister was a religious man. He thought he would go along with him more easily than with a secular minister. "I just want to draw your attention to a particular issue. You know how many contributions I donate to the Yeshiva. This is not just my personal preference. Behind this, stands a strong ideology, but this is not the time to explain it. After all, there are many non-profit organizations or events that seem more important than contributions to the congregation." Moshe paused, trying to think how to move things without making Abraham feel he had a personal attachment to what he was going to discuss. "Until now I have not asked anything and I'm not going to ask. I have everything I need, but still something bothers me. I'm not happy with the foreign workers in Israel. It is not right we hire foreign workers to employ them just to pay less. The contractors are the only ones who will gain from this, believe me. People can’t find employment because the contractors or other kibbutzim want to pay less. Do not tell me foreign workers do the jobs Israelis can’t do. In addition to that, do you know how much foreign money they are pulling out of the country? And the worst of all is the story of mixed marriage. And this is actually the issue I wanted to talk to you about." Moshe paused a bit. "A good friend of mine, has been sick for several weeks already. His daughter is dating a foreign worker. He is a guy who is not serious, and a drinker who only wants her father's money. I will not give you the details, to protect the identity of my friend. But I am afraid if we do not put an end to this, he will have a heart attack. I hate to ask you, but I want you to get this foreigner out of the country. The girl will be devastated for a few days, but you will save her family."
    "So what do you want from me exactly?" Abraham asked.
    "All I ask is to delete his information from your system and I’ll worry about getting him out of the country. Don’t worry, this guy has a big and supportive family in Romania, he won’t suffer from this."
    Abraham was happy the conversation he was afraid of was all about deporting a foreign worker from the country. In fact, mixed marriages also worried him and he would be happy to do his best to prevent it, and if this would satisfy Moshe Kowalski, then he was blessed. "I am happy to know you have strong opinions on a subject so close to my heart, and I will be happy to get the details on this guy to help the family," Abraham said with a feeling of relief. He jotted down Daniel's name and address. "I thank you for bringing this to my attention and for opening my eyes. I'll talk to the Head of the police and will worry about cleaning up the streets, especially the potential groom. Trust me, in a week, the guy will be out of here." Abraham closed the conversation with Kowalski and hurried to do the job which was given to him.
    The next day, Moshe Kowalski donated several thousand dollars to the Yeshiva, headed by the brother of Abraham Gross. After two days, he saw the arrests on television. The extensive operation was just a smokescreen for the real objective, which was Daniel’s deportation.

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    Daniel also saw the reports on TV regarding the arrests and raids by the Immigration Police. In recent days, he had noticed there was a higher danger in south Tel Aviv, and realized the raids by the immigration officers were going to be intense for a long time.
    He decided to take a day off from work to go to the interior ministry office and get a new certificate to replace the old one he lost. But in the morning when he came down, he was immediately apprehended by a police van parked near his house. He cursed himself. If he had gone to work that day, he would have left earlier, and doubted he would have found a police car near his house. He was aware without any identification card,