LE RENSEIGNEMENT, CLE DE VOUTE DE LA SECURITE D'ISRAEL
In: Politique internationale: pi, Heft 146, S. 1-7
ISSN: 0221-2781
Although Israel has long owed its security to the quality of its armed forces, things have changed recently. In the face of Hamas, Hezbollah, international jihadists, Iran and ultra-radical Jews, the intelligence services have become the first line of defense for the Jewish state. These services comprise three agencies: Shin Beth, in charge of domestic security; the Mossad, which handles foreign intelligence and operations; and Aman, the military intelligence agency. The ultra-modern Unit 8200 is an intelligence corps that is part of Aman and one of the most advanced agencies in the world in fighting cyber-terrorism. These agencies are extremely efficient (Kidon, a secret unit of Mossad, has carried out numerous 'extra-judicial' assassinations outside the country), they work around the clock and are given all the resources they need by the country's leaders, many of whom have themselves spent part of their careers in the intelligence services. Adapted from the source document.