Israel Security Agency Sherut haBitaẖon haKlali שירות הביטחון הכללי جهاز الأمن العام
Emblem of the Israel Security Agency
Common name
Shabak
Abbreviation
English: ISA, Local: Shabak - Hebrew: שב״כ, Arabic: شاباك
Motto
Magen veLo Yera'e
Agency overview
Formed
8 February 1949; 75 years ago (1949-02-08)[1]
Preceding agency
Shai
Jurisdictional structure
National agency
Israel
Operations jurisdiction
Israel
Governing body
Prime Minister of Israel
Operational structure
Headquarters
Yarkon Park, Tel Aviv
Agency executive
Ronen Bar, Director
Website
www.shabak.gov.il
The Israel Security Agency (ISA; Hebrew: שֵׁירוּת הַבִּיטָּחוֹן הַכְּלָלִי, romanized: Sherut haBitaẖon haKlali, lit. 'the General Security Service'; Arabic: جهاز الأمن العام, romanized: jihāz al'amn al`ami), better known by the acronyms Shabak (Hebrew: שב״כ; IPA:[ʃaˈbak]ⓘ; Arabic: شاباك) or Shin Bet (from the Hebrew term for "Security Service"), is Israel's internal security service. Its motto is "Magen veLo Yera'e" (Hebrew: מָגֵן וְלֹא יֵרָאֶה, lit. 'the unseen shield'). The Shin Bet's headquarters are located in northwest Tel Aviv, north of Yarkon Park.
It is one of three principal organizations of the Israeli intelligence community, alongside Aman (military intelligence) and Mossad (foreign intelligence service).
^"The History of the ISA". Shabak. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
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