Shin Bet
Also known as Israel Security Agency, Sherut haBitaẖon haKlali, Shabak, ISA
Israel's internal security service
Key facts
- Common name
- Shabak
- Abbreviation
- English : ISA , Local : Shabak - Hebrew: שב״כ , Arabic: شاباك
- Motto
- Magen v'lo Yera'eh
- Formed
- 8 February 1949 ; 77 years ago ( 1949-02-08 )
- Preceding agency
- Shai
- National agency
- Israel
- Operations jurisdiction
- Israel
- Governing body
- Prime Minister of Israel
- Headquarters
- Yarkon Park, Tel Aviv
- Agency executive
- David Zini , Director
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
Article
The Israel Security Agency, better known by the acronyms Shabak or Shin Bet, is Israel's internal security and counterintelligence service. Its headquarters are located in northwest Tel Aviv, north of Yarkon Park. It is one of three principal agencies of the Israeli Intelligence Community, alongside Aman (military intelligence) and Mossad (foreign intelligence).
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