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The [[Israel Security Agency]] or [[General Security Agency]], known in Hebrew as [[Shabak]] (an abbreviation for [[Sherut ha-Bitachon ha-Klali]]) or [[Shin Bet]], is the Israeli counterintelligence and internal security service.<ref>[http://www.fas.org/irp/world/israel/shin_bet/ Shabak/Shin Bet/Israel Security Agency/Sherut ha-Bitachon ha-Klali], Federation of American Scientists, accessed 9 May 2009.</ref> | The [[Israel Security Agency]] or [[General Security Agency]], known in Hebrew as [[Shabak]] (an abbreviation for [[Sherut ha-Bitachon ha-Klali]]) or [[Shin Bet]], is the Israeli counterintelligence and internal security service.<ref>[http://www.fas.org/irp/world/israel/shin_bet/ Shabak/Shin Bet/Israel Security Agency/Sherut ha-Bitachon ha-Klali], Federation of American Scientists, accessed 9 May 2009.</ref> | ||
| − | == | + | ==Structure and Personnel== |
| + | Shin Bet has three operational departments and five for operational support.<ref name="Global153>Paul Todd and Jonathan Bloch, Global Intelligence: The World's Secret Services Today, Zed Books, 2003, p.153.</ref> | ||
===Directors=== | ===Directors=== | ||
*[[Isser Harel]] 1948-52 | *[[Isser Harel]] 1948-52 | ||
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*[[Yoram Cohen]] 2011-<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/netanyahu-appoints-yoram-cohen-as-israel-s-next-shin-bet-chief-1.352390 Netanyahu appoints Yoram Cohen as Israel's next Shin Bet chief], ''Haaretz'', 28 March 2011.</ref> | *[[Yoram Cohen]] 2011-<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/netanyahu-appoints-yoram-cohen-as-israel-s-next-shin-bet-chief-1.352390 Netanyahu appoints Yoram Cohen as Israel's next Shin Bet chief], ''Haaretz'', 28 March 2011.</ref> | ||
| − | === | + | ===Arab Affairs=== |
| + | The department of Arab Affairs is responsible for counter-terrorism, counter-subversion and monitoring 'Arab militants'. Its [[Henza]] detachments work with [[Aman]] [[Mista'averim]] units in occupied territories and some neighboring states.<ref name="Global153>Paul Todd and Jonathan Bloch, Global Intelligence: The World's Secret Services Today, Zed Books, 2003, p.153.</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Non-Arab Affairs=== | ||
| + | The department of Non-Arab Affairs has a wider counter-intelligence role which includes monitoring immigrants and foreign diplomatic missions.<ref name="Global153>Paul Todd and Jonathan Bloch, Global Intelligence: The World's Secret Services Today, Zed Books, 2003, p.153.</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Protective Security=== | ||
| + | The protective security department is responsible for protecting strategic infrastructure and for the [[El Al airline.<ref name="Global153>Paul Todd and Jonathan Bloch, Global Intelligence: The World's Secret Services Today, Zed Books, 2003, p.153.</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Other Staff=== | ||
*[[Reuven Paz]] former head of Research | *[[Reuven Paz]] former head of Research | ||
Revision as of 02:00, 24 July 2012
The Israel Security Agency or General Security Agency, known in Hebrew as Shabak (an abbreviation for Sherut ha-Bitachon ha-Klali) or Shin Bet, is the Israeli counterintelligence and internal security service.[1]
Contents
Structure and Personnel
Shin Bet has three operational departments and five for operational support.[2]
Directors
- Isser Harel 1948-52
- Izi Dorot 1952-53
- Amos Manor 1953-63
- Yosef Harmelin 1964-74, 1986-88
- Avraham Ahituv 1974-80
- Avraham Ben-Dor 1980-86
- Yaakov Peri 1988-94
- Carmi Gillon 1995-96
- Ami Ayalon 1996-2000
- Avi Dichter 2000-05[3]
- Yuval Diskin 2005[4]-2011
- Yoram Cohen 2011-[5]
Arab Affairs
The department of Arab Affairs is responsible for counter-terrorism, counter-subversion and monitoring 'Arab militants'. Its Henza detachments work with Aman Mista'averim units in occupied territories and some neighboring states.[2]
Non-Arab Affairs
The department of Non-Arab Affairs has a wider counter-intelligence role which includes monitoring immigrants and foreign diplomatic missions.[2]
Protective Security
The protective security department is responsible for protecting strategic infrastructure and for the [[El Al airline.[2]
Other Staff
- Reuven Paz former head of Research
Resources
- BBC Online Profile: Israel's Shin Bet agency Wednesday, 30 January, 2002, 14:41 GMT.
Notes
- ↑ Shabak/Shin Bet/Israel Security Agency/Sherut ha-Bitachon ha-Klali, Federation of American Scientists, accessed 9 May 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Paul Todd and Jonathan Bloch, Global Intelligence: The World's Secret Services Today, Zed Books, 2003, p.153.
- ↑ ISA Directors Then and Now, ISA Security Agency (Shin Bet), accessed 9 April 2009.
- ↑ Yuval Diskin appointed ISA Director, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 10 February 2005.
- ↑ Netanyahu appoints Yoram Cohen as Israel's next Shin Bet chief, Haaretz, 28 March 2011.
