For the institute that facilitated Jewish immigration to the Levant from 1938 to 1952, see Mossad LeAliyah Bet.
Mossad
Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים الموساد للاستخبارات والمهام الخاصة
"Where there is no guidance, a nation falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety." (Proverbs 11:14)
Agency overview
Formed
December 13, 1949; 74 years ago (1949-12-13) (as the Central Institute for Coordination)
Headquarters
Tel Aviv, Israel
Employees
Classified (est. 7,000)
Annual budget
Classified (est. US$2.73 billion)
Agency executive
David Barnea, Director
Parent agency
Office of the Prime Minister
Website
www.mossad.gov.il
The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations (Hebrew: המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים, romanized: ha-Mosád le-Modiʿín u-le-Tafkidím Meyuḥadím), popularly known as Mossad[a] (UK: /ˈmɒsæd/MOSS-ad; US: /moʊˈsɑːd/moh-SAHD), is the national intelligence agency of the State of Israel. It is one of the main entities in the Israeli Intelligence Community, along with Aman (military intelligence) and Shin Bet (internal security).
Mossad is responsible for intelligence collection, covert operations, and counter-terrorism. Its director answers directly and only to the Prime Minister. Its annual budget is estimated to be around ₪10 billion (US$2.73 billion), and it is estimated that it employs around 7,000 people, making it one of the world's largest espionage agencies.[1]
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^Levinson, Chaim (August 26, 2018). "A Golden Age for the Mossad: More Targets, More Ops, More Money". Haaretz. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
romanized: ha-Mosád le-Modiʿín u-le-Tafkidím Meyuḥadím), popularly known as Mossad (UK: /ˈmɒsæd/ MOSS-ad; US: /moʊˈsɑːd/ moh-SAHD), is the national intelligence...
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Israel Defense Forces Targeted Killing in International Law (2008) List of Mossad operations Human rights violations against Palestinians by Israel Burns...
(Hebrew: יוסף מאיר כהן; born 10 September 1961) is a former Director of Mossad, the national intelligence agency of Israel. Cohen was born in Jerusalem...
became increasingly risky and he expressed a sense of impending danger to Mossad in 1964. A year later, Cohen's true allegiance was uncovered by Syrian intelligence...
Mossad 101 (Hebrew: המדרשה, romanized: HaMidrasha, lit. The Seminary) is an Israeli television action drama series that premiered on Channel 2 on October...
portrayed Eyal Lavin, a Mossad agent on the TV series Covert Affairs, as well as Beau Bronn on the TV series Jane by Design and Mossad Deputy Director Ilan...
Iranians alleged to have carried out the assassination campaign on behalf of Mossad (the Israeli intelligence service). Western intelligence services and U...
(Hebrew: דוד (דדי) ברנע; born 29 March 1965) is the current Director of the Mossad, having taken over from Yossi Cohen in June 2021. Barnea was born in Ashkelon...
The Mossad LeAliyah Bet (Hebrew: המוסד לעלייה ב', lit. Institution for Immigration B) was a branch of the paramilitary organization Haganah in British...
Deception: The Making and Unmaking of a Mossad Officer is a nonfiction book by a former katsa (case officer) in the Mossad, Victor Ostrovsky, and Canadian journalist...
Mossad HaRav Kook (Hebrew: מוסד הרב קוק; 'Rabbi Kook Institute') is a religious research foundation and publishing house based in Jerusalem. Mossad Harav...
Aharoni (Hebrew: צבי אהרוני; 6 February 1921 – 26 May 2012) was an Israeli Mossad agent instrumental in the capture of Adolf Eichmann. Hermann Aronheim (later...
Tamir Pardo (Hebrew: תמיר פרדו; born 1953) is the former Director of Mossad, taking over the role from Meir Dagan on January 1, 2011. The appointment was...
Moroccan waiter and brother of the French musician Chico Bouchikhi, by Mossad agents in Lillehammer, Norway, on 21 July 1973. The Israeli agents had mistaken...
Israeli Intelligence Community is made up of Aman (military intelligence), Mossad (overseas intelligence) and Shabak (internal security). Military Intelligence...
Chambers (born 1948), also known as Agent Penelope, is a British-Israeli Mossad operative behind the action on 22 January 1979 that killed Ali Hassan Salameh...
show as an Israeli citizen, an agent of the Kidon unit of the Mossad, a daughter of Mossad Director Eli David, and a friend of NCIS Director Jenny Shepard...
spy for both the General Intelligence Directorate (Egypt) and the Israeli Mossad. Egyptian officials claim he was a double agent who also worked for them...
Breaking Bad (2011) and in Better Call Saul (2017–2022) and the retired Mossad agent Avi Rudin in Ray Donovan (2013–2017). Bauer was born Esteban Ernesto...
was an Israel Defense Forces Major General (reserve) and Director of the Mossad. Meir Huberman (later Dagan) was born on a train on the outskirts of Kherson...
Mosaad Awad Salama (Arabic: مسعد عوض سلامة) (born January 15, 1993, in Ismailia) is a football goalkeeper from Egypt plays for Wadi Degla of Egypt. He...
written and directed by Gideon Raff. The film stars Chris Evans as an Israeli Mossad agent who runs a covert operation to rescue Ethiopian-Jewish refugees from...
European front company by transferring the ore to another vessel at sea. This Mossad covert operation violated Euratom controls of nuclear materials. The name...
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