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* RefusingTheCall: Eli initially turns down Mossad for a few reasons, including the fact Mossad had earlier rejected him when he'd applied. However, this turns into a full-fledged KidnappedByTheCall as Mossad then gets him fired from his job and leaves him with no other likely way of supporting his family.
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: Some details of the story seem made up for added drama, but are actually real. For example, Cohen's brother really did claim that he discovered Cohen's secret identity while working as a cryptographer.
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Up To Eleven is a defunct trope


** As a successful spy, Cohen takes this UpToEleven, including -- among other things -- gaining access to a highly restricted military zone in the Golan Heights and then donating eucalyptus trees for shade there for the heat-stricken soldiers. The trees were used to let the IDF identify the hidden fortifications and played a major part in helping Israel remove the Syrian artillery threat to the border civilians after the Six-Day War in 1967.

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** As a successful spy, Cohen takes this UpToEleven, up to eleven, including -- among other things -- gaining access to a highly restricted military zone in the Golan Heights and then donating eucalyptus trees for shade there for the heat-stricken soldiers. The trees were used to let the IDF identify the hidden fortifications and played a major part in helping Israel remove the Syrian artillery threat to the border civilians after the Six-Day War in 1967.

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