Hate Thy Neighbor (A Palestinian's fight against the world)

2 The only man I am after

Okay, so I am back to square with my dad pushing me to do his dirty jobs which could his assistance could do otherwise. Handling large number of people and target protesting is something I did as a child. I know where to hit and where it hurt most. But while I have a possible trillion dollar project to plan and execute, ordering me to handle this group of people somewhat hurt my ego.

"Sir, this is the girl Mike was telling about and attached is her profile" Silvia handed over the file.

Silvia is a middle age woman who is married to my dad's secretary Aron. I don't ever have single , attractive women as secretary. It is always a problem. I don't mix business and pleasure. That is not me. I date women but that mainly for good company and sex. No one can ever deny a powerful, rich and good looking guy. I am 6'5 , well build and perfectly groomed. I have black eyes and black hair. And it is not self flattery to call myself good looking because that is what I am.

I was not always this kind of power hungry, money making machine one would think I have grown up to be. As a child, I was quite a softie. At least that's what my nanny said. That is purely her efforts I believe. Mum is quite cold for a woman and so does dad. Both of them run successful business of which I am part of and both of them are equally ruthless. Sometimes it quite embarrass me when people say I am the soft one of the three of us. No matter how hard I try or aspire, there is not a chance I could beat mum.

I was sent to boarding school when I was quite young. And I still didn't turnout the hard man I am now even in there. Even at school and then at university, I love beautiful things. I use be in climate protecting movement, rights of vulnerable, protection of animals and so many other clubs, movements and organizations I believed were helping the world to make it a better place.

Yes, I was naïve not to know what our business was primarily about nor to think I would be unaffected by it. My Zionist upbringing only prevented me from joining any pro-Palestinian movements even then, but that is out of principles. But I had a different opinion and different view about Palestinian and their conflicts even back then. How stupid I was?

Soon after my 20th birthday, my dad summon me to his office. I knew by then that we are the elite of the world. I also knew we which means my dad and a small group of people get to say what happens in the world and around. But until that moment it never struck me the meaning of it.

"From tomorrow you are to join the company, and your first assignment is to get this settlement build in Israel" dad told me. I was only too happy to oblige.

"That's great dad. I can stay at Tel Aviv with grandma" I said quite enthusiastically.

"Brad, get your head in this for once and forever. You know what me and mum are. You know who we are. In this business there is no scope for weakness. I don't mind cutting you off even when you are my own son. The settlement is in Gaza. I want you to oversee this project which involve kicking off around 200 Palestinians off the land" he said while I listened in shock.

"Why do I have to do it? Cant the police do?"

"The land belongs to them. Look, Aron will give you details. I want every f*cking person off that land by end of next week. I want the construction work to start the other week. You have two weeks of time. You will not want to disappoint me" he said firmly.

As part of my training to be the man I am today, I have done things that would keep the others awake at night. I was responsible for torture and scaring people beyond their limits, I was responsible for tearing families to shreds, I was responsible for making lives miserable and I was responsible for everything short of killing people. And I still am.

I stop short of killing people. That is the only thing I draw my line. I don't mind them getting killed but I don't kill. This has upset dad and the elite group I represent but without killing I get work done much faster.