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| − | [[Izi Dorot]] ( | + | [[Izi Dorot]] (1916-1980) was head of Israel's [[Shin Bet]] security agency in 1952 and subsequently deputy head of the [[Mossad]] intelligence agency. |
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| + | Dorot was born in 1916 in Poland as Isidore Roth. He moving to Israel in 1936, served in the Jewish Settlement Police, and joined the British Army during World War II. Upon his discharged he was recruited to the [[Haganah]] Intelligence Service.<ref name="ShabakProfile">[http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/History/heads/Pages/IziDorot.aspx Izi Dorot], Israel Security Agency, accessed 8 May 2013.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Shin Bet== | ||
| + | Following the establishment of the state of Israel Dorot joined Shin Bet.<ref name="ShabakProfile">[http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/History/heads/Pages/IziDorot.aspx Izi Dorot], Israel Security Agency, accessed 8 May 2013.</ref> | ||
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| + | He served as deputy to [[Isser Harel]] before becoming Shin Bet chief from 1952 to 1953.<ref>Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Secret History of Israel's Intelligence Community'', Houghton Mifflin, 1991, p.43.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Mossad== | ||
| + | Dorot served as Deputy Head of the [[Mossad]] from 1953 to 1963. He died in 1980.<ref name="ShabakProfile">[http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/History/heads/Pages/IziDorot.aspx Izi Dorot], Israel Security Agency, accessed 8 May 2013.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:47, 8 May 2013
Izi Dorot (1916-1980) was head of Israel's Shin Bet security agency in 1952 and subsequently deputy head of the Mossad intelligence agency.
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Early life
Dorot was born in 1916 in Poland as Isidore Roth. He moving to Israel in 1936, served in the Jewish Settlement Police, and joined the British Army during World War II. Upon his discharged he was recruited to the Haganah Intelligence Service.[1]
Shin Bet
Following the establishment of the state of Israel Dorot joined Shin Bet.[1]
He served as deputy to Isser Harel before becoming Shin Bet chief from 1952 to 1953.[2]
Mossad
Dorot served as Deputy Head of the Mossad from 1953 to 1963. He died in 1980.[1]
