"Israeli Intelligence Community The Israeli Intelligence Community is made up of Aman (military intelligence), Mossad (overseas intelligence) and Shin Bet (internal security). Parliamentary supervision over the intelligence community is undertaken by the Subcommittee for Intelligence and Secret Services, a subcommittee of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, which supervises the entire Israeli Security Forces. The issue regarding the suitable structure of the IIC, and questions as to dividing responsibilities and jurisdictions between Aman, Shabak, and Mossad, as well as the format of work for the three in relation to Prime Ministers and Ministers, all of these became agenda issues many"
"Mossad Mossad (; , ; , ', ; literally meaning ""the Institute""), short for ' (, meaning ""Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations""), is the national intelligence agency of Israel. It is one of the main entities in the Israeli Intelligence Community, along with Aman (military intelligence) and Shin Bet (internal security). Mossad is responsible for intelligence collection, covert operations, and counterterrorism. In contrast to the government and military, the goals, structure and powers of the Mossad are exempt from the constitutional laws of the State of Israel. However, its activity is subject to secret procedures that have never been"
"their tenures. Shin Bet The Israel Security Agency (ISA, ""Sherut ha-Bitaẖon haKlali"" ""General Security Service""; ), better known by the acronym Shabak (, , ) or the Shin Bet (a two-letter Hebrew abbreviation of the name), is Israel's internal security service. Its motto is """"Magen veLo Yera'e"""" (, lit. ""Defender that shall not be seen"" or ""The unseen shield""). It is one of three principal organizations of the Israeli intelligence community, alongside Aman (military intelligence) and the Mossad (foreign intelligence service). Shabak is believed to have three operational wings: The counter-terrorist unit Yamas is directly subordinate to Shin Bet. Although"
"Shin Bet The Israel Security Agency (ISA, ""Sherut ha-Bitaẖon haKlali"" ""General Security Service""; ), better known by the acronym Shabak (, , ) or the Shin Bet (a two-letter Hebrew abbreviation of the name), is Israel's internal security service. Its motto is """"Magen veLo Yera'e"""" (, lit. ""Defender that shall not be seen"" or ""The unseen shield""). It is one of three principal organizations of the Israeli intelligence community, alongside Aman (military intelligence) and the Mossad (foreign intelligence service). Shabak is believed to have three operational wings: The counter-terrorist unit Yamas is directly subordinate to Shin Bet. Although a security"
"managed to leave New Zealand before being apprehended. Mossad Mossad (; , ; , ', ; literally meaning ""the Institute""), short for ' (, meaning ""Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations""), is the national intelligence agency of Israel. It is one of the main entities in the Israeli Intelligence Community, along with Aman (military intelligence) and Shin Bet (internal security). Mossad is responsible for intelligence collection, covert operations, and counterterrorism. In contrast to the government and military, the goals, structure and powers of the Mossad are exempt from the constitutional laws of the State of Israel. However, its activity is"
"Institute for National Security Studies (Israel) The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) is an independent Israeli research institute and think tank affiliated with Tel Aviv University dealing in areas of national security matters such as military and strategic affairs, terrorism and low intensity conflict, military balance in the Middle East, and cyber warfare. Headed by former IDF Military Intelligence Chief, General (ret.) Amos Yadlin, INSS research is published worldwide including in books, academic articles, news media, and used by government officials. INSS holds seminars and conferences in various fields of strategic affairs such as the annual Defensive Cyber Intelligence"
"It works with police organizations, especially the Israel Border Police (Hebrew: משמר הגבול, Mishmar HaGvul) is the combat branch of the Israeli Police, known by its Hebrew abbreviation Magav. Shabak also works with the Yamam special police unit, The Home Front Command provides emergency services for major disasters and terrorist attacks. Inter-Services Intelligence Serviço de Informações e Segurança (SIS) Serviciul Român de Informaţii (SRI) Unlike many other nations, Russia and the former USSR has not made a clear split between foreign and domestic intelligence. The current intelligence service is the Federal Security Service (FSB). Under the Soviet Union, the Committee"
"was replaced by Major General Aviv Kochavi. Military Intelligence Directorate (Israel) The Directorate of Military Intelligence (, ""Agaf HaModi'in"" – lit. ""the Intelligence Section""; ), often abbreviated to Aman (; ), is the central, overarching military intelligence body of the Israel Defense Forces. Aman was created in 1950, when the Intelligence Department was spun off from the IDF's General Staff (the Intelligence Department itself was composed largely of former members of the Haganah Intelligence Service). Aman is an independent service, and not part of the ground forces, Navy or the Air Force. It is one of the main entities (and"
"Information Security Department The Information Security Department (, ""HaMa'arakh LeVithon Meida"", abbreviated to ""Mahbam"") is a department in the Israel Defense Forces' Directorate of Military Intelligence, responsible for preventing classified information from being compromised by unauthorized elements. It was formerly known as the Field Security Department. The Department engages in the study of enemy military intelligence, providing security briefings, securing classified information, and teaching and enforcement activities related to information security. Most of the security breaches that take place are in the area of computing (including the Internet), and the securing of documents. The Department absorbs about 450 new Information"
"Israel's Secret Wars Israel's Secret Wars: A History of Israel's Intelligence Services (also known as Israel's Secret Wars: The Untold History of Israeli Intelligence) is a 1991 book written by Ian Black and Benny Morris about the history of the Israeli intelligence services from the period of the Yishuv to the end of the 1980s. It was updated in 1994 to include the Gulf War period. It explores the role of secret intelligence and covert activities in the Zionist movement before independence and explore the operational and political histories all three major Israeli intelligence agencies Aman (military intelligence), Mossad (foreign"
"Israel Prison Service The Israel Prison Service (, ""Sherut Batei HaSohar"", , ""Idārat al-Sujūn al-Isrā’īlīyyah""), commonly known in Israel by its acronym Shabas () or IPS in English, is the state agency responsible for overseeing prisons in Israel. It is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Public Security. In 2014, the IPS employed 8,800 workers. The IPS is divided into three blocs: North (north of Netanya), Center (between Netanya and Ashdod), and South (south of Ashkelon and Jerusalem). The IPS is headed by the Commissioner of Prisons. In 2014, there were 33 correctional facilities, including five detention centers, housing"
"Air Intelligence Group The Israeli Air Intelligence Group (; also known as Lamdan, its Hebrew acronym) is a unit of the Israel Defense Forces Air Force. Like other IDF intelligence gathering bodies, it is professionally subordinate to the IDF's Intelligence Directorate. Lamdan is responsible for the formulation of the aerial intelligence picture, and participates in forging the overall intelligence view as part of the Israeli Intelligence Community. It operates several research and collection units, including the Technical Assistance Unit (formerly the Air Photography Unit) which analyzes aerial photography, and the Zoom Unit which studies the procurement of new aircraft. Lamdan"
"Security NCOs annually. Its members serve in all branches of the IDF. Information Security Department The Information Security Department (, ""HaMa'arakh LeVithon Meida"", abbreviated to ""Mahbam"") is a department in the Israel Defense Forces' Directorate of Military Intelligence, responsible for preventing classified information from being compromised by unauthorized elements. It was formerly known as the Field Security Department. The Department engages in the study of enemy military intelligence, providing security briefings, securing classified information, and teaching and enforcement activities related to information security. Most of the security breaches that take place are in the area of computing (including the Internet),"
"Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center The Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC), also known as Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center in honor of Meir Amit, is an Israeli-based research group with close ties to the Israel Defense Forces and the American Jewish Congress. The organisation is part of the Israel Intelligence Heritage and Commemoration Center (IICC). The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC) was established in 2002. It is directed by Colonel (Ret.) Reuven Erlich, a former IDF intelligence officer. According to its website, the center is part of the Israel Intelligence Heritage and Commemoration Center"
"about his career or treason, as required by an agreement he signed before his release. Klingberg published his memoirs, Hameragel Ha'akharon (""The Last Spy""), written together with his lawyer, Michael Sfard, in 2007. Israel Institute for Biological Research Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) is an Israeli government defense research institute specializing in biology, medicinal chemistry and environmental science. The institute's work is a closely guarded secret. It is suspected of also developing biological and chemical weapons and defenses against them, as well as toxins for use by Israeli intelligence in assassinations. It is located in Ness Ziona, 20 kilometers"
"Israel Institute for Biological Research Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) is an Israeli government defense research institute specializing in biology, medicinal chemistry and environmental science. The institute's work is a closely guarded secret. It is suspected of also developing biological and chemical weapons and defenses against them, as well as toxins for use by Israeli intelligence in assassinations. It is located in Ness Ziona, 20 kilometers south of Tel Aviv. IIBR has approximately 350 employees, 150 of whom are scientists. IIBR is under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's Office and works in close cooperation with government agencies. IIBR"
"agency, it is not a part of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, and its chief answers directly to the Prime Minister of Israel. Shabak's duties are safeguarding state security, exposing terrorist rings, interrogating terror suspects, providing intelligence for counter-terrorism operations in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, counter-espionage, personal protection of senior public officials, securing important infrastructure and government buildings, and safeguarding Israeli airlines and overseas embassies. With the Israeli declaration of independence in 1948, the Shabak was founded as a branch of the Israel Defense Forces and was initially headed by Isser Harel (the father of Israeli Intelligence,"
"(IICC), an NGO dedicated to the memory of the fallen of the Israeli Intelligence Community. The organization has close ties with Israel's military leadership and maintains an office at the Israeli Defense Ministry. It has been described as the ""public face of Israeli intelligence"" and as ""a 'pipeline' for the release of information that Israeli military intelligence does not want to be directly associated with"". Several former members of the Israeli intelligence community (Mossad, Military Intelligence, the Shin Bet and Nativ) have criticized the ""symbiotic"" relationship between the center and Israeli military intelligence and the center's establishment, arguing that the"
"Unit 8200 Unit 8200 (, ""Yehida Shmoneh-Matayim""- ""Unit eight - two hundred"") is an Israeli Intelligence Corps unit responsible for collecting signal intelligence (SIGINT) and code decryption. Military publications include references to Unit 8200 as the Central Collection Unit of the Intelligence Corps, and it is sometimes referred to as Israeli SIGINT National Unit (ISNU). It is subordinate to Aman, the military intelligence directorate. The unit is composed primarily of 18–21 year olds. As a result of the youth of the soldiers in the unit, and the shortness of their service period, the unit relies on selecting recruits with the"
"is jointly operated by the CIA, BfV, and BND, a massive database containing personal information such as photos, license plate numbers, Internet search histories and telephone metadata was developed to gain a better understanding of the social relationships of presumed jihadists. In 2012, the BfV handed over 864 data sets of personal information to the CIA, NSA and seven other U.S. intelligence agencies. In exchange, the BND received data from U.S. intelligence agencies on 1,830 occasions. The newly acquired data was handed over to the BfV and stored in a domestically accessible system known as NADIS WN. The Israeli SIGINT"
"'Duqu 2.0' group is a generation ahead of anything seen in the advanced persistent threats world."" Former soldiers of Unit 8200 have gone on to found many IT companies, among them: Unit 8200 Unit 8200 (, ""Yehida Shmoneh-Matayim""- ""Unit eight - two hundred"") is an Israeli Intelligence Corps unit responsible for collecting signal intelligence (SIGINT) and code decryption. Military publications include references to Unit 8200 as the Central Collection Unit of the Intelligence Corps, and it is sometimes referred to as Israeli SIGINT National Unit (ISNU). It is subordinate to Aman, the military intelligence directorate. The unit is composed primarily"
"Industrial Zone of Lod. The current chief commander is Yigal Ben Shalom, since March 2018. Lahav 433 Lahav 433 () is an Israeli crime-fighting umbrella organization within the Israel Police, created on January 1, 2008. Known as the ""Israeli FBI"", the unit is the merger of five law enforcement offices into one. It was established as an initiative of then-Minister for Public Security, Avi Dichter, and the Head of Police's Investigations Branch, Yohanan Danino. It is tasked with investigating national crimes and corruption. The number four is for the four region departments that form the unit while the number 33"
"Isaac Ben Israel Professor Isaac Ben-Israel (, born 26 July 1949) is an Israeli military scientist, general and ex-politician. He currently serves as the chairman of the Israeli Space Agency and the National Council for Research and Development, under the auspices of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Space of Israel. He finished his service in the IDF ranked General, serving as head of the military Administration for the Development of Weapons and the Technological Industry. Between 2010-2012 he served as chief Cybernetics adviser to PM Netanyahu, during which period he founded the National Cyber Bureau in the PM office"
"also operates alongside Aman's Visual Intelligence Branch and the Naval Intelligence Division's Visual Intelligence Unit. Lamdan is currently headed by Brigadier-General Yaacov Shahrbani. Air Intelligence Group The Israeli Air Intelligence Group (; also known as Lamdan, its Hebrew acronym) is a unit of the Israel Defense Forces Air Force. Like other IDF intelligence gathering bodies, it is professionally subordinate to the IDF's Intelligence Directorate. Lamdan is responsible for the formulation of the aerial intelligence picture, and participates in forging the overall intelligence view as part of the Israeli Intelligence Community. It operates several research and collection units, including the Technical"
"satellites, particularly the Amos and Ofeq. El-Op, which merged with Elbit Systems in 2000, is the country's largest research and development company for space qualified cameras and advanced telescopes that deal with various panchromatic, dual band, multi and super spectral wavelength applications. It is Israel's Center of Excellence for space electro-optics. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is the Israeli authority for development of weapons and military technology. They are responsible for most the ISA's spacecraft propulsion systems. Israel Space Agency The Israel Space Agency (ISA; , ""Sochnut HaChalal HaYisraelit"") is a governmental body, a part of Israel's Ministry of Science and"
"Israel (Mossad) are the United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The report claimed that Bahrain has been providing Israel with intelligence on Iranian and Palestinian organizations. The report also highlights the growing secret cooperation with Saudi Arabia, claiming that Mossad has been in direct contact with Saudi intelligence about Iran’s nuclear energy program. Prior to the Iranian Revolution of 1978–79, SAVAK (Organization of National Security and Information), the Iranian secret police and intelligence service was created under the guidance of United States and Israeli intelligence officers in 1957. After security relations between the United"
"the Israeli Intelligence Community, focusing on the military, domestic (including the Palestinian territories), and foreign intelligence fronts respectively. On June 10, 2005, then-IDF's Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Dan Halutz, in a move viewed as surprising, announced that Major General Aharon Zeevi-Farkash would be replaced by Major General Amos Yadlin. Yadlin, who had been serving as the IDF's military attaché in Washington, D.C., was a combat pilot, former head of the air force's Air Intelligence Directorate, and Halutz's deputy. Yadlin was appointed as Aman Director on January 5, 2006, with Zeevi-Farkash having served an extended term. In November 2010 Yadlin"
"much is known about this mysterious unit, details of which are some of the most closely guarded secrets in the Israeli intelligence community."" It recruits from ""former soldiers from the elite IDF special force units."" This unit has been a part of Israel's policy of assassinations, a policy that Israel has used more than any other country in the West, with Ronen Bergman stating it has carried out at least 2,700 assassination missions. Mossad has opened a venture capital fund, in order to invest in hi-tech startups to develop new cyber technologies. The names of technology startups funded by Mossad"
"beret color was changed from dark green (which is associated with military intelligence) to yellow. The Chief Combat Intelligence Officer is a Brigadier General appointed by the head of the GOC Army Headquarters. As of 2009, the Chief Combat Intelligence Officer is Eli Pollack. Combat Intelligence Collection Corps The Israeli Combat Intelligence Collection Corps (previously known as ""Field Intelligence Corps"") is the newest of the IDF GOC Army Headquarters' five corps, created in April 2000 and tasked with collecting combat intelligence. It is responsible for intelligence units from the battalion level and up to the entire force. Due to the"
"Shaul Avigur Shaul Avigur (; 1899–1978) was a founder of the Israeli Intelligence Community. Avigur was born in Dvinsk (now Daugavpils in Latvia) under the name Saul Meyeroff (""later"" Meirov; ), but when his son Gur Meyeroff was killed in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, he changed it to ""Avigur"", meaning ""Father of Gur"". Along with Reuven Shiloah, Avigur was instrumental in forming SHAI, the intelligence wing of the Haganah, in 1934. Since 1939 he was involved in the Mossad Le'aliyah Bet operations to smuggle Jews into the British Mandate of Palestine and was named its commander. During Israel's War of"
"Assignment: Israel Assignment: Israel is the twenty-seventh novel in the long-running Nick Carter-Killmaster series of spy novels. Carter is a US secret agent, code-named N-3, with the rank of Killmaster. He works for AXE – a secret arm of the US intelligence services. The book was first published in 1967 (Number A260X) by Award Books part of the Beacon-Signal division of Universal Publishing and Distributing Corporation (New York, USA), part of the Conde Nast Publications Inc. The novel was written by Manning Lee Stokes. Copyright was registered on 12 October 1967. The novel is set in November 1967. A minor"
"Avraham Ahituv Avraham Ahituv (; ""né"" Gottfried; December 10, 1930 – July 15, 2009) was an Israeli civil servant who served as director of the Shin Bet, Israel's security agency, from 1974 to 1980. Ahituv was born Abraham Gottfried in Germany in 1930, and immigrated to British-controlled Mandatory Palestine with his family in 1935. In 1946 he joined the Haganah while a student in the Kfar Ha-Ro'eh seminary, where he completed high school. In 1949 he joined the Internal Intelligence Service, (SHAI), which was founded during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and later became the Shin Bet, Israel's security agency. During"
"no weapons of mass destruction, but the Iraqi government had pretended they existed so that it could deter the sort of attack that in fact resulted. In Israel, the Shin Bet unit is the agency for homeland security and counter intelligence. The department for secret and confidential counter terrorist operations is called Kidon. It is part of the national intelligence agency Mossad and can also operate in other capacities. Kidon was described as ""an elite group of expert assassins who operate under the Caesarea branch of the espionage organization."" The unit only recruits from ""former soldiers from the elite IDF"