Israeli Rowing Team Prepping for Tokyo Olympics?

 I just read a News story sent by my Wife on the exciting effort by the Israelis, working in five teams, jointly trying to find a Covid-19 treatment. This reminded me of a story.

Apparently, the Israeli entries into the Olympics Rowing Team event had never won a Medal in all their years of competing. So, in desperation to at least make a showing, the Prime Minister personally fired the Coach, and brought in his top notch surveillance team from the Mossad for emergency consultations.
The meeting convened and quickly the subject was put on the table, this was a matter of National honor at stake. They had to have a winning team. The Mossad commander asked the obvious question, "Mr. Prime Minister, why are we here, what have we to do with Rowing"?
"Well, it's like this, said the PM". "Every Olympics, Harvard's Team does very well. They have a Century and a half long tradition of Rowing. I want you to send a covert team to Harvard, and spy on them, get all of their secrets, then come back and report to me. I need information! And stop at Zabars in New York on the way back, bring some potato knishes, you know, the ones I like".
"Yessir, we'll get it done" said the agents. And they promptly took an Economy flight from Ben Gurion and were on their way.
Six weeks later, the team returned and assembled at the PM's secure meeting room. The entire Cabinet was there. The PM got right to it. "What do you got, tell me their secrets", he said.
The Agents looked at each other, then the floor, the ceiling, all hesitant to be the one to brief him. Finally, Ari, the brave one spoke up.
"Mr. Prime Minister, it's like this... the Harvard Team, they have six people rowing, and only one person yelling".
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