Mossad

Mossad is the Institute of Intelligence and Special Operations of the Israeli government. It is one of three major national intelligence agencies in the nation, the other two being the military intelligence group, Aman, and the internal security agency, Shin Bet. As the name implies, the Mossad are responsible for intelligence gathering on the international scale and special operations, such as covert missions and counter terrorism. These covert missions have a broad range from political assassinations to securing the safe passage of Jews from other countries to Israel, when other, legal means are unavailable. =From Humble Beginnings = The Mossad was formed on December 13, 1949 by the first Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion. However, it was originally started for its present occupation, it was at first supposed to act as a central hub for the already existing Israeli agencies, Aman and Shin Bet, and the political department of the foreign office. It was only a couple of short years later that it was reorganized and became a part of the Prime Minister's office.

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= = =Location of HQ = = = The location for Mossad's headquarters is unknown for the most part, however there are some that believe that they have discovered it's hiding place among the many buildings of Tel Aviv, however it is unconfirmed. = =

= = = = =Motto, Mission Statement and Charter =

Motto
The motto of the Mossad, which is written upon their insignia below is a biblical quote saying "Where there is no guidance, a nation falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety" (Proverbs 11:14).

Mossad Mission Statement
The Mossad say that their mission includes:
 * "Cover intelligence-gathering beyond Israel's borders
 * Preventing the development and procurement of non-conventional weapons by hostile countries
 * Preventing terrorist acts against Israeli targets abroad
 * Developing and maintaining special diplomatic and other covert relations
 * Bringing Jews home from countries where official Aliya (Israeli immigration) agencies are not allowed to operate
 * Producing Strategic, political and operational intelligence
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Planning and carrying out special operations beyond Israeli's border"

<span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Mossad Charter
<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Mossad Charter states: <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">"We, who serve in the Mossad, share the belief that service in the Mossad is a national calling. Our service reflects identification with the values of the nation and state, and with the mission of the Mossad. We uphold the values of justice, integrity, morality, humility, personal responsibility, reliability, discipline, and discretion. We nurture excellence, dedication to task and determination. We encourage initiative, creativity, resourcefulness, and daring, and are open to different opinions and to criticism. Those who serve in the Mossad are the source of its strength and the Mossad strives to cultivate them, and develop their skills and team spirit.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Mossad's leadership is dedicated to leading and motivating, accepting full command responsibility, implementing it constructively, providing backing, delegating authority and serving as a role model and an inspiration."

=<span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 160%; line-height: 1.5;">Directors = <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">The Prime Minister of Israel selects the directors of the Mossad. Reuven Shiloah (First Director 1949-1952) Isser Harel (Second Director 1953-1963) Meir Amit (Third Director 1963-1968) Zvi Zamir (Fourth Director 1968-1974) Yitzhak Hofi (Fifth Director 1974-1982) Nahum Admoni (Sixth Director (1982-1989) Shabtai Shavit (Seventh Director (1989-1996) Danny Yatom (Eighth Director 1996-1998) Efraim Halevi (Ninth Director 1998-2002) Meir Dagan (Tenth Director 2002-2011) Tamir Padro (Eleventh Director 2011-Present)

=<span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 160%;">Structure of Mossad =

=<span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 160%;">Departments = <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">There are eight different departments within the Mossad agency. Each of these departments has their own specific jobs that they are in charge of, and each of these separate divisions fall under the three duties of the Mossad.

<span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Intelligence
<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Under the umbrella of the intelligence branch are the **Collection Department**, **Research Department** and the **Technology Department**. The Collections Department is the largest sector and is responsible espionage operations. They have stations, both official diplomatic offices and unofficial cover sites, across the world. The department is further divided within itself, with a number of control hubs in charge of watching over the stations, officers and assignments in an assigned geographical region. The Research Department is in charge of collecting the actual data used by the intelligence agency. They provide daily, weekly and monthly reports. They, like the Collection Department, are divided into regional sections. Specifically, the Research Department is spread across 15 geographical regions: Africa, Canada, China, Former Soviet Union, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Latin America, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the Maghreb, which includes Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States of America and Western Europe. However, there is also a specific research lab office that is focused only on special weapons related issues, such as the Iranian Nuclear project. The third department that falls under the intelligence branch is the Technology Department. The Technology Department develop the technology that the Mossad agents use on their missions.

<span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Political
<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">The **Political Action and Liaison Department** acts on one of the original reasons the Mossad was created back 1949. This division of the Mossad handles political activities and liaisons with both friendly foreign intelligence services and those that Israel does not normally have friendly or diplomatic relations with, such as other countries that officially do not recognize Israel as a nation and those that just in the normal political arena do not have relations with Israel.

<span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Special Operations
<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">The last four departments all deal with special operations, some of which are covert in nature others are counter terrorism. The **Metsada**, or Special Operation Division, are responsible for assassinations of the sensitive nature, sabotage, paramilitary actions and psychology warfare projects. This aspect ties directly into the next section, the **Lohamah Psichologit Department**, which is the department that provides the material for psychological warfare, propaganda, disinformation and deception operations. The last of the covert mission departments is the **Neviot**, which are trained in illegal entry so that they can install surveillance equipment, such as cameras or listening devices. The last department within the Mossad is the Kidon. The **Kidon** act as both a covert operations and counter terrorism task force. They are purportedly in charge of assassinations as well and kidnappings. However, not much is known about these specific departments.

=<span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 160%;">Additional Information = Mossad Global Security Eye Spy Tamir Padro =<span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 160%;">References = Israeli Intelligence and Security Services Mossad Patch Mission Statement Mossad Charter Headquarters Former Directors Present Director Mossad Fox News Mossad Organization Global Security Federation of American Scientists Eye Spy Wikipedia