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[[Aman]] ([[Agaf ha-Modi'in]]) is Israel's military intelligence agency.<ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/world/israel/aman.htm Aman], GlobalSecurity.org, accessed 29 July 2009.</ref>
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[[Aman]] ([[Agaf ha-Modi'in]]) is Israel's military intelligence agency.<ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/world/israel/aman.htm Aman], GlobalSecurity.org, accessed 29 July 2009.</ref> Although oftern overshadowed by [[Mossad]] and [[Shin Bet]], Aman has historically been the largest Israeli intelligence agency. it is a part of the military general staff, reporting to the Chief of Staff and the Minister of Defence.<ref name="Prince207-8">Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Complete History of Israel's Intelligence Community, Houghton Mifflin, 1991, pp.207-208.</ref>
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==Structure==
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Journalists Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman reported that Aman consisted of six departments in 1991, of which the largest were the collection and production departments.<ref name="Prince207-8">Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Complete History of Israel's Intelligence Community, Houghton Mifflin, 1991, pp.207-208.</ref>
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===Collection Department===
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The Collection Department is responsible for both agent and informer human human intelligence, and for signals intelligence.<ref name="Prince207-8">Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Complete History of Israel's Intelligence Community, Houghton Mifflin, 1991, pp.207-208.</ref>
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===Production Department===
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The production department is responsible for intelligence analysis. it is organised in a desk system along functional and geographical lines.<ref name="Prince207-8">Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Complete History of Israel's Intelligence Community, Houghton Mifflin, 1991, pp.207-208.</ref> These desks include:
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*''Western Area'' - Responsible for Egypt, Sudan and Libya.<ref name="Prince207-8">Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Complete History of Israel's Intelligence Community, Houghton Mifflin, 1991, pp.207-208.</ref>
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*''Eastern Area'' - Responsible for Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.<ref name="Prince207-8">Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Complete History of Israel's Intelligence Community, Houghton Mifflin, 1991, pp.207-208.</ref>
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*Jordan and the Arabian peninsula.<ref name="Prince207-8">Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Complete History of Israel's Intelligence Community, Houghton Mifflin, 1991, pp.207-208.</ref>
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*Palestinian desk.<ref name="Prince207-8">Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Complete History of Israel's Intelligence Community, Houghton Mifflin, 1991, pp.207-208.</ref>
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*Inter-Arab relations.<ref name="Prince207-8">Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Complete History of Israel's Intelligence Community, Houghton Mifflin, 1991, pp.207-208.</ref>
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*Middle East Economics.<ref name="Prince207-8">Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Complete History of Israel's Intelligence Community, Houghton Mifflin, 1991, pp.207-208.</ref>
  
 
==People==
 
==People==
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===Heads===
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===Directors of Military Intelligence===
 
*[[Isser Be'eri]] 1948-49
 
*[[Isser Be'eri]] 1948-49
 
*Col. [[Chaim Herzog]] 1949-50
 
*Col. [[Chaim Herzog]] 1949-50
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*Maj. Gen. [[Amos Yadlin]] 2006-2010.
 
*Maj. Gen. [[Amos Yadlin]] 2006-2010.
 
*Maj. Gen. [[Aviv Kochavi]] 2010-<ref>Anshel Pfeffer and Amos Harel, [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/rising-star-kochavi-to-replace-yadlin-as-idf-intelligence-chief-1.314246 Rising star Kochavi to replace Yadlin as IDF intelligence chief], ''Haaretz'', 17 September 2011.</ref>
 
*Maj. Gen. [[Aviv Kochavi]] 2010-<ref>Anshel Pfeffer and Amos Harel, [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/rising-star-kochavi-to-replace-yadlin-as-idf-intelligence-chief-1.314246 Rising star Kochavi to replace Yadlin as IDF intelligence chief], ''Haaretz'', 17 September 2011.</ref>
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===Deputy Directors of Military Intelligence===
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*[[Uzi Narkis]] C.1958<ref>Avi Shlaim, [Israel, the Great Powers, and the Middle East Crisis of 1958], Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, 12:2, May 1999, archived at users.ox.ac.uk, accessed 9 July 2012.</ref>
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*[[Meir Elran]] 1987-1989<ref>[http://www.inss.org.il/experts.php?cat=0&incat=&staff_id=12 Meir Elran], Institute for National Security Studies, accessed 9 July 2012.</ref>
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*[[Daniel Rothschild]] C.1991<ref>[http://www.weforum.org/contributors/danny-rothschild Danny Rothschild], World Economic Forum, accessed 10 July 2012.</ref>
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===Head of Research Department===
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*[[Daniel Rothschild]] C.1991<ref>[http://www.weforum.org/contributors/danny-rothschild Danny Rothschild], World Economic Forum, accessed 10 July 2012.</ref>
  
 
==Contact==
 
==Contact==

Revision as of 22:59, 9 July 2012

Aman (Agaf ha-Modi'in) is Israel's military intelligence agency.[1] Although oftern overshadowed by Mossad and Shin Bet, Aman has historically been the largest Israeli intelligence agency. it is a part of the military general staff, reporting to the Chief of Staff and the Minister of Defence.[2]

Structure

Journalists Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman reported that Aman consisted of six departments in 1991, of which the largest were the collection and production departments.[2]

Collection Department

The Collection Department is responsible for both agent and informer human human intelligence, and for signals intelligence.[2]

Production Department

The production department is responsible for intelligence analysis. it is organised in a desk system along functional and geographical lines.[2] These desks include:

  • Western Area - Responsible for Egypt, Sudan and Libya.[2]
  • Eastern Area - Responsible for Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.[2]
  • Jordan and the Arabian peninsula.[2]
  • Palestinian desk.[2]
  • Inter-Arab relations.[2]
  • Middle East Economics.[2]

People

Directors of Military Intelligence

Deputy Directors of Military Intelligence

Head of Research Department

Contact

Eternal Resources

Notes

  1. ↑ Aman, GlobalSecurity.org, accessed 29 July 2009.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, Every Spy a Prince: The Complete History of Israel's Intelligence Community, Houghton Mifflin, 1991, pp.207-208.
  3. ↑ ISRAEL - Heads of A'man, Mossad, & Shin Bet, The Literature of Intelligence, Muskingum University,via the Internet Archive, accessed 29 July 2009.
  4. ↑ Ira Chernus, Helping Israel on a False and Dangerous Course, CommonDreams.org, 28 June 2004.
  5. ↑ Anshel Pfeffer and Amos Harel, Rising star Kochavi to replace Yadlin as IDF intelligence chief, Haaretz, 17 September 2011.
  6. ↑ Avi Shlaim, [Israel, the Great Powers, and the Middle East Crisis of 1958], Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, 12:2, May 1999, archived at users.ox.ac.uk, accessed 9 July 2012.
  7. ↑ Meir Elran, Institute for National Security Studies, accessed 9 July 2012.
  8. ↑ Danny Rothschild, World Economic Forum, accessed 10 July 2012.
  9. ↑ Danny Rothschild, World Economic Forum, accessed 10 July 2012.
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