Israel’s Security System: Little Strategic Depth but Profound Strategic Vision

... high physical and mental loads [ 23 ]. Special Services and Threats to Security All the known Israeli special services are united under the aegis of the Committee of the Chiefs of Services (abbreviated to Varash in Hebrew). These include the chiefs of Mossad (overseas intelligence), Shabak (homeland security, counterintelligence and the war on terrorism) and Aman (the Directorate of Military Intelligence), as well as the chief police inspector. The primary objectives of the special services include: ...