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

... raise the efficiency and effectiveness of its operations, as its officers offer a variety of cultural traits, complexions and linguistic skills. For this reason, the agency has no problem infiltrating illegal operatives within short periods of time. Mossad is a civilian agency so does not use military ranks. However, most of its officers have served in the army. Some of the service’s most successful operations were the capture of former Nazi criminal Adolf Einchmann in 1960, Operation Damocles targeting German scientists involved in Egypt’s ballistic missile programme, Operation Wrath of God to eliminate ...