A beachside cafe in northern Israel and a reunion of old comrades. Former troops of the South Lebanon Army (SLA) special forces. Trained, financed and armed by Israel, the Christian SLA battled Palestinians and Hezbollah fighters during the Jewish state’s 22-year occupation of Southern Lebanon. When the Israeli troops pulled out ten years ago, they fled, fearing persecution. Here in Nahariya, they may be just a few kilometres from their native country but for these men, it may as well be a world away.