Mossad
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Key facts
- Government agency.agency_name
- Mossad
- Government agency.nativename
- Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations
- Government agency.seal
- Mossad seal.svg
- Government agency.seal_width
- 150px
- Government agency.seal_caption
- "For want of strategy an army falls, but victory comes with much planning." (Proverbs 11:14)
- Government agency.formed
- (as the Central Institute for Coordination)
- Government agency.headquarters
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Government agency.employees
- Classified (est. 7,000)
- Government agency.budget
- Classified (est. US$2.73 billion)
- Government agency.chief1_name
- David Barnea
- Government agency.chief1_position
- Director
- Government agency.parent_agency
Article
67 sectionsContents
- History
- Organization
- Divisions
- Venture capital
- Personnel
- ''Katsa''
- ''Kidon''
- ''Sayanim''
- Motto
- Directors
- Alleged operations
- Operation Harpoon
- Africa
- Egypt
- Morocco
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Americas
- Argentina
- United States
- Uruguay
- Asia
- Central Asia and the Middle East
- Iran
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Lebanon
- Palestine
- Syria
- United Arab Emirates
- South Asia and East/Southeast Asia
- India
- Malaysia
- North Korea
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
- Europe
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Cyprus
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Ireland
- Italy
- Malta
- Norway
- Serbia
- Switzerland
- Soviet Union
- United Kingdom
- Ukraine
- Oceania
- New Zealand
- International Criminal Court
- In popular culture
- Films (including made-for-television movies)
- Literature (alphabetical by author's surname)
- Television (alphabetical by show)
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations (), popularly known as Mossad ( , ), is the national intelligence agency of the State of Israel. It is one of the main organizations 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 (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. The organization has orchestrated many assassination plots across a variety of locations.