Excerpt from "The Complete History of Israel's Intelligence Community: Mossad, Aman, and Shin Bet ( C-SPAN1990)"
The Mossad is responsible for intelligence collection, covert
operations, and counterterrorism, as well as bringing Jews to Israel
from countries where official Aliyah agencies are forbidden, and
protecting Jewish communities. Its director reports directly to the
Prime Minister.
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The
Directorate of Military Intelligence (Hebrew: אגף המודיעין, Agaf
HaModi'in -- lit. "the Intelligence Section", often abbreviated to Aman)
is the central, overarching military intelligence body of the Israel
Defense Forces. Aman was created in 1950, when the Intelligence
Department was spun off from the IDF's General Staff (then, Agam: אג"ם);
the Intelligence Department itself was composed largely of former
members of the Haganah Intelligence Service (HIS). Aman is an
independent service, and not part of the ground forces, navy or the
Israeli Air Force.
It is one of the main entities in the Israeli
Intelligence Community, along with Mossad (national intelligence) and
Shin Bet (general security). It is currently headed by Major General
Aviv Kochavi. It has a staff of 7,000 personnel (1996 estimate). Its
special forces and field-reconnaissance unit is Sayeret Matkal.
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