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One of the most fascinating chapters in the history of the State of Israel concerns the contribution of young Israeli scientists to the security of the newly established State. The term Cheil Mada (the Science Corps)—or HEMED, as it was known—remains largely unknown. Only a handful of members of today’s generation are aware that David Ben-Gurion
... See moreUriel Bachrach • The Power of Knowledge - HEMED
עמוס לוינברג – ויקיפדיה
Othman was the director of the Syrian Atomic Energy Commission.
Ronen Bergman • Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations
In 1957, Harkabi decided to establish a new unit of Arabized operators within the HUMINT
Ephraim Lapid • The Israeli Intelligence Community
This specialist unit, under the command of Avraham Arnan, was subordinated to the director of AMAN and evolved, after a few years, into the elite unit known as Sayeret Matkal.
Ephraim Lapid • The Israeli Intelligence Community
In 1960, Ahituv told Eitan, Harel had ordered Amal, the unit that handled the hunt for Nazi war criminals, to gather as much information as possible about Skorzeny, with the goal of bringing him to justice or killing him. His file said he was an enthusiastic member of the Austrian Nazi Party at the age of twenty-three, had enlisted in 1935 to a
... See moreRonen Bergman • Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations
Back in 1986, Major General Ehud Barak, then the head of the IDF Central Command, together with the head of the operations department of the General Staff, Major General Meir Dagan, set up a highly secretive unit, Duvdevan (Hebrew for “Cherry”), to combat terrorists in the West Bank. The unit was now put into action.
Ronen Bergman • Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations
