Mossad: the most powerful intelligence service in the world

 

The Mossad is one of the most powerful intelligence agencies in the world. Created by intelligence professionals, the Mossad became famous both for its impeccable operations and its conspiracy system. The Mossad operational area

Was established on December 19, 1949. Today, this special service is among the top five. It was formed on the basis of the underground organization of the same name, which was engaged in the export of Jews to Palestine during the Second World War. An important condition for ensuring the success of the operations was the utmost secrecy. The principle of conspiracy is still one of the fundamental principles for the Mossad. There was only a non-binding "Consulting services" sign on the first Israeli foreign Intelligence office. The staff from one office had no idea what the people behind the wall were doing. At the same time, the special service was able to conduct such coordinated operations with a minimum of staff that the Mossad is still recognized today as one of the exemplary special services. The world learned about the existence of the Mossad only 30 years after its formation, the names of its directors became known only in the 90s. Until that time, any information leak was stopped in the bud. Created in a small state where everyone knows each other, Mossad initially relied on developing the quality of its work. The former director of the special services, Meir Amit, commented on the principle of Mossad robots: "If you have a small territory, you have to create an operational space for yourself that compensates for the lack of necessary territory." And the Mossad created this operational space by disbanding its agent "networks" around the world. The Founding Fathers

The Mossad was initially based on the principles of absolute devotion to the Jewish people and the state. The first director of Mossad, Revuen Shiloah, was the son of the famous rabbi from Russia, Yitzhak Zaslansky. Since his youth, he had carried out secret assignments for the Jewish leadership of Palestine and was personally acquainted with its leaders, Moshe Sharet and David Ben-Gurion. The latter made him the director of the new special service. From the first days of Mossad's work, Shiloah saw one of his primary tasks as bringing Israel out of international isolation, for which he established close contacts with the Kurdish liberation movement and Western intelligence agencies (primarily the CIA). The second director of the Mossad was Iser Harel, a native of Belarus. He took the work of the Mossad to a new qualitative level. His personal diligence was enviable, and while working on the kibbutz, he even earned the nickname "Stakhanovite." He demanded the same hard work when he became the head of the special service, and from his charges. Iser went through a good sabotage school and when he worked for the Mossad, he personally participated in operations. Harel's importance as an intelligence authority was so high that he simultaneously managed to combine the leadership of intelligence and counterintelligence. Ben-Gurion even came up with a separate position specifically for him - HaMemuneh (Rus. "responsible"). It was under Harel that the Mossad became famous for arranging the kidnapping of Nazi Eichmann from Argentina on May 11, 1960. Harel was involved in the operation himself. Isotope-1

One of the most sensational operations that was carried out jointly with the Mossad was Operation Isotope-1, conducted on May 8, 1972. The Boeing 707 was flying from Brussels to Vienna to Tel Aviv. Four terrorists, two men and two women, boarded using false passports. As soon as the plane gained altitude, the leader of the Abu Seina group burst into the cockpit and announced the capture. The hijackers made demands: the landing of the plane on Israeli territory, the release of 315 Palestinians within a day, a million dollars and unhindered departure. Negotiations with the terrorists were conducted by the head of military intelligence, Aaron Yariv: the headquarters immediately adopted a position of concessions and compromise. The extremists did not hear the word "no": they were provided with food and the opportunity to communicate with the heads of the headquarters at any time. During the negotiation process, the militants were persuaded to allow Red Cross employees and a team of technicians to repair the aircraft to the hostages. Disguised as "repairmen", the capture group went into battle, disguised as uniforms. The capture was led by Ehud Barak, later Chief of the General Staff, and then Prime Minister. One of the gang leaders was killed by Major Dani Yatom, who became the head of the Mossad a few years later. Lieutenant Uzi Dayan, the future deputy chief of the General Staff and later head of the Defense Council, accomplished the impossible by taking a grenade out of the hands of a female terrorist. Lieutenant Benjamin Netanyahu, soon to be Prime minister, was seriously wounded during a firefight. The leader of the Abu Sanaina group tried to hide in the toilet. However, one of the special forces group, Mordechai Rahamim, managed to kick down the door and shoot the terrorist at point blank range. Israeli politicians must have smiled knowingly when they heard Vladimir Putin's famous phrase: the Russian president is familiar with the history of special forces. The entire operation took the capture team 90 seconds. The beheading of "Black September"

The largest Mossad operation was the actual destruction of the radical terrorist group Black September, whose members captured the Israeli Olympic team in September 1972. The Israeli leadership and the Mossad decided to physically destroy all those involved in the terrorist attack. The operation was called "The Wrath of God." The sanctions for the destruction of each suspect were signed by Golda Meir herself, and the future Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Barak, personally participated in the operation. In six years, the terrorist organization was completely destroyed. The entire arsenal of means was used to eliminate them, from explosive devices mounted in a telephone handset to seizures and shooting on the spot. The Mossad fighters "raised their ears" all over Europe and Central Asia. No one escaped the massacre. Mossad and Skorzeny

The extent to which the Mossad has long arms became clear in 2006, when information became publicly available that Otto Skorzeny himself had collaborated with the Israeli intelligence service. It was about the confrontation between Israel and Egypt, in which a military program was in full swing in those years. At the same time, Germans from among the former Nazis worked for Egypt. The strengthening of Egypt was dangerous for Israel, and the Mossad began its operation. The then director of the secret service, Meir Amit, began recruiting German military specialists in Egypt. The operation was led by Rafi Eitan. The Mossad were looking for an "ex-Nazi" who could get hold of important documents. That's how "ex-Nazi" Skorzenni became. He was recruited by the Mossad in exchange for "freedom from fear." The murder of Eichmann that had been committed before made it clear to Skorzeny that he could be next. The Mossad also recruited "Valentin", also a former Nazi, an acquaintance of Skorzeny. He oversaw the hiring of German specialists by Egypt and ensured their safety. That is, he had full access to all the documents. "Valentin" photographed the documents and handed them to Skorzeny. Skorzeny to Meir. The Mossad made a knight's move. The lists of all Germans working illegally in Egypt were delivered to German Defense Minister Strauss. In order to avoid an international scandal, Strauss chose to recall the scientists. They were simply "bought" - they were offered compensation greater than their future royalties. Of course, in his memoirs, Otto Skorzeny did not mention a word about his "friendship" with Israeli intelligence.