Search results
- DictionaryShin Bet/ˌSHin ˈbet/
- 1. the principal security service of Israel, concerned primarily with counter-espionage.
responsible primarily for Arab-related counterterrorism activities in Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. formerly named the Non-Arab Affairs Department. It includes the Department for Counter-intelligence and Prevention of Subversion in the Jewish Sector, also known as the Jewish Department. [3]
People also ask
What does Shin Bet stand for?
Who was the first head of the Shin Bet?
What did the Shin Bet do?
Where is the Shin Bet located?
Around 50 suspected Hamas commandos were the focus of one of the most intense and high-stakes interrogation programs in Israeli history, according to the Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic security...
Mar 11, 2020 · Shin Bet, also known as Shabak, is the internal security arm of the Israeli government that works hand in hand with the Mossad and the Aman. The agency was founded by Isser Harel on February 8th, 1949. Shin Bet’s headquarters are situated in Park Hayarkon, Tel Aviv.
Apr 15, 2021 · Human rights groups representing Palestinians who have filed more than one thousand suits alleging torture by the Shin Bet, also known as the Shabak or General Security Service, claim the...
- Allison Deger
Following the hijacking of an El Al plane to Algiers in 1968, and the murder of members of the Israeli Olympic team in the 1972 Munich Olympics, the ISA established a worldwide security apparatus to protect Israeli targets from terror threats.
Israel's General Security Service (G.S.S. or Shabak), responsible for preventing hostile activity. The Shin Bet was created in 1948 to counter espionage, subversion, and sabotage. Its early preoccupations were Soviet-bloc espionage and monitoring Israel's Arab minority.
Shin Bet, which takes its name from the Hebrew initials for General Security Services, conducts internal counterintelligence focused on potential sabotage, terrorist activities, and security matters of a strongly political nature.
