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[[Mossad]] (Hebrew for Institute) is an abbreviation for ha-Mossad le-Modiin ule-Tafkidim Meyuhadim (Institute for Intelligence and Special Tasks), an Israeli intelligence agency focussed on foreign intelligence.<ref>[http://www.fas.org/irp/world/israel/mossad/ Mossad], Federation of American Scientists, accessed 14 May 2009.</ref> | [[Mossad]] (Hebrew for Institute) is an abbreviation for ha-Mossad le-Modiin ule-Tafkidim Meyuhadim (Institute for Intelligence and Special Tasks), an Israeli intelligence agency focussed on foreign intelligence.<ref>[http://www.fas.org/irp/world/israel/mossad/ Mossad], Federation of American Scientists, accessed 14 May 2009.</ref> | ||
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| + | According to intelligence writers Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, Mossad has historically had eight departments: Collection, Operational Planning and Co-ordination, Research, Political Action and Liason, Training, Finance and Manpower, Technology, and Technical Operations.<ref name="EverySpy135">Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Secret History of Israel's Intelligence Community'', Houghton Mifflin, 1991, p.135.</ref> | ||
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*[[Reuven Shiloah]] 1949-1952 | *[[Reuven Shiloah]] 1949-1952 | ||
*[[Isser Harel]] 1953-1963 | *[[Isser Harel]] 1953-1963 | ||
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*[[Meir Dagan]] 2002<ref>[http://www.mossad.gov.il/Eng/About/Directors.aspx About Us - Directors], Mossad, accessed 14 May 2009.</ref>-2010 | *[[Meir Dagan]] 2002<ref>[http://www.mossad.gov.il/Eng/About/Directors.aspx About Us - Directors], Mossad, accessed 14 May 2009.</ref>-2010 | ||
*[[Tamir Pardo]] 2010-<ref>Yossi Melman, [http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/who-is-new-mossad-chief-tamir-pardo-1.327699 Who is new Mossad chief Tamir Pardo], Haaretz, 29 November 2010.</ref> | *[[Tamir Pardo]] 2010-<ref>Yossi Melman, [http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/who-is-new-mossad-chief-tamir-pardo-1.327699 Who is new Mossad chief Tamir Pardo], Haaretz, 29 November 2010.</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Research Department=== | ||
| + | *[[Uzi Arad]] Head c.1996.<ref>Amir Oren, [http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/insider-info-on-netanyahu-s-office-shows-israel-may-be-in-untrustworthy-hands-1.416346 Insider info on Netanyahu's office shows Israel may be in untrustworthy hands], ''Haaretz'', 4 March 2012.</ref> | ||
==External Resources== | ==External Resources== | ||
Revision as of 19:55, 23 July 2012
Mossad (Hebrew for Institute) is an abbreviation for ha-Mossad le-Modiin ule-Tafkidim Meyuhadim (Institute for Intelligence and Special Tasks), an Israeli intelligence agency focussed on foreign intelligence.[1]
Structure and Personnel
According to intelligence writers Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, Mossad has historically had eight departments: Collection, Operational Planning and Co-ordination, Research, Political Action and Liason, Training, Finance and Manpower, Technology, and Technical Operations.[2]
Directors
- Reuven Shiloah 1949-1952
- Isser Harel 1953-1963
- Meir Amit 1963-1968
- Zvi Zamir 1968-1974
- Itzhak Hofi 1974-1982
- Nahum Admoni 1982-1989
- Shabtai Shavit 1989-1996
- Dani Yatom 1996-1998
- Efraim Halevi 1998-2002
- Meir Dagan 2002[3]-2010
- Tamir Pardo 2010-[4]
Research Department
External Resources
- Mark Perry, False Flag, Foreign Policy, 13 January 2012.
Notes
- ↑ Mossad, Federation of American Scientists, accessed 14 May 2009.
- ↑ Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, Every Spy a Prince: The Secret History of Israel's Intelligence Community, Houghton Mifflin, 1991, p.135.
- ↑ About Us - Directors, Mossad, accessed 14 May 2009.
- ↑ Yossi Melman, Who is new Mossad chief Tamir Pardo, Haaretz, 29 November 2010.
- ↑ Amir Oren, Insider info on Netanyahu's office shows Israel may be in untrustworthy hands, Haaretz, 4 March 2012.