Historical Dictionary of Israeli Intelligence (Volume 3) (Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, 3)

For Israel_more so than for any other state_an effective Intelligence Community has been a matter of life and death. Over the past half-century or so, Israel has created and refined what is broadly regarded as one of the best intelligence networks in the world. It has repeatedly undone efforts by hostile Arab neighbors to defeat it in war, foiled countless terrorist attacks, contributed to military preparedness and armament production, and helped millions of Jews to reach the Promised Land. Unfortunately, it has also committed some terrible mistakes and made blunders it can ill afford. With all of this activity, it is no wonder so much has been written about Israeli Intelligence. However, a handy reference work bringing the various strands together has been sorely needed yet unavailable, until now. The Historical Dictionary of Israeli Intelligence provides detailed information on the various agencies, operations, important leaders and operatives, and special aspects of tradecraft through a chronology, an introduction, a dictionary full of cross-referenced entries, and a bibliography suggesting further reading. Editor’s Foreword......Page 11 Preface......Page 13 Acknowledgments......Page 15 Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 17 Chronology......Page 21 Introduction......Page 41 The Dictionary......Page 55 Appendix A: Directors of the Israeli Intelligence Organizations......Page 387 Appendix B: Israeli Intelligence Community Structure......Page 389 Appendix C: Directorate of Military Intelligence......Page 391 Appendix D: Israeli Security Agency (ISA)......Page 393 Appendix E: Mossad: Israel Secret Intelligence Service......Page 395 Glossary......Page 397 Bibliography......Page 401 About the Author......Page 423 The Scarecrow Press, Inc. Editor’s Foreword 11 Preface 13 Acknowledgments 15 Acronyms and Abbreviations 17 Chronology 21 Introduction 41 The Dictionary 55 Appendix 387 Appendix A: Directors of the Israeli Intelligence Organizations 387 Appendix B: Israeli Intelligence Community Structure 389 Appendix C: Directorate of Military Intelligence 391 Appendix D: Israeli Security Agency (ISA) 393 Appendix E: Mossad: Israel Secret Intelligence Service 395 Glossary 397 Bibliography 401 About the Author 423 ISBN-13:,9780810855816