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| + | According to journalists Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, the Operations Division in the early years of [[Shin Bet]] had three departments, Arab Affairs, Non-Arab Affairs, and Protective Security.<ref name="EverySpy50">Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Secret History of Israel's Intelligence Community'', Houghton Mifflin, 1991, p.50.</ref> Given [[Avraham Ben-Dor]]'s move from head of operations to head of security in 1972, its possible that security became an independent division at some point. | ||
| + | <ref name="ShalomISAbio>[http://www.shabak.gov.il/ENGLISH/HISTORY/HEADS/Pages/Avraham%28Shalom%29Ben-Dor.aspx Avraham (Shalom) Ben-Dor ], Israel Security Agency, accessed 24 July 2012.</ref> | ||
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*[[Avraham Ben-Dor]] 1959-c.1972<ref name="ShalomISAbio>[http://www.shabak.gov.il/ENGLISH/HISTORY/HEADS/Pages/Avraham%28Shalom%29Ben-Dor.aspx Avraham (Shalom) Ben-Dor ], Israel Security Agency, accessed 24 July 2012.</ref> | *[[Avraham Ben-Dor]] 1959-c.1972<ref name="ShalomISAbio>[http://www.shabak.gov.il/ENGLISH/HISTORY/HEADS/Pages/Avraham%28Shalom%29Ben-Dor.aspx Avraham (Shalom) Ben-Dor ], Israel Security Agency, accessed 24 July 2012.</ref> | ||
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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> | 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> | ||
| + | *[[Avraham Ben-Dor]] 1972-c.1980<ref name="ShalomISAbio>[http://www.shabak.gov.il/ENGLISH/HISTORY/HEADS/Pages/Avraham%28Shalom%29Ben-Dor.aspx Avraham (Shalom) Ben-Dor ], Israel Security Agency, accessed 24 July 2012.</ref> | ||
*[[Peleg Radai]] c.1985.<ref name="EverySpy284">Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Secret History of Israel's Intelligence Community'', Houghton Mifflin, 1991, p.284.</ref> | *[[Peleg Radai]] c.1985.<ref name="EverySpy284">Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Secret History of Israel's Intelligence Community'', Houghton Mifflin, 1991, p.284.</ref> | ||
*[[Avi Dichter]] 1996-1999.<ref name="DichterSBbio>[http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/History/heads/Pages/AviDichter.aspx Avid Dichter], Israel Security Agency, accessed 24 July 2012</ref> | *[[Avi Dichter]] 1996-1999.<ref name="DichterSBbio>[http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/History/heads/Pages/AviDichter.aspx Avid Dichter], Israel Security Agency, accessed 24 July 2012</ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:22, 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]
Deputy Directors
- Amos Manor 1952-1953[6]
- Reuven Hazak c.1985.[7]
- Yaakov Peri 1987-1988[8]
- Avi Dichter 1999-2000.[9]
Operations Division
According to journalists Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, the Operations Division in the early years of Shin Bet had three departments, Arab Affairs, Non-Arab Affairs, and Protective Security.[10] Given Avraham Ben-Dor's move from head of operations to head of security in 1972, its possible that security became an independent division at some point. [11]
- Avraham Ben-Dor 1959-c.1972[11]
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]
- Avraham Ahituv, head c.1967.[12]
Non-Arab Affairs
The department of Non-Arab Affairs has a wider counter-intelligence role which includes monitoring immigrants and foreign diplomatic missions.[2]
- Amos Manor, head c.1950.[6]
Protective Security
The protective security department is responsible for protecting strategic infrastructure and for the El Al airline.[2]
- Avraham Ben-Dor 1972-c.1980[11]
- Peleg Radai c.1985.[7]
- Avi Dichter 1996-1999.[9]
Support Divisions
Support branch departments have included administration, interrogation and legal counsel, technology, co-ordination and planning, and logistics.[10]
Administrative Division
- Carmi Gillon 1993-1994.[13]
Training Division
- Yaakov Peri, head 1975-1978.[8]
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.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Efrat Weiss, Former Shin Bet chief Amos Manor dies, age 89, Ynet, 5 August 2007.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, Every Spy a Prince: The Secret History of Israel's Intelligence Community, Houghton Mifflin, 1991, p.284.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Yaakov Peri, Israel Security Agency, accessed 24 July 2012.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Avid Dichter, Israel Security Agency, accessed 24 July 2012
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, Every Spy a Prince: The Secret History of Israel's Intelligence Community, Houghton Mifflin, 1991, p.50.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Avraham (Shalom) Ben-Dor , Israel Security Agency, accessed 24 July 2012.
- ↑ Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, Every Spy a Prince: The Secret History of Israel's Intelligence Community, Houghton Mifflin, 1991, p.169.
- ↑ Carmi Gillon, Israel Security Agency, accessed 24 July 2012.
