| Israel Security Agency Sherut haBitaẖon haKlali שירות הביטחון הכללי جهاز الأمن العام | |
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 Emblem of the Israel Security Agency | |
| Common name | Shabak |
| Abbreviation | English: ISA, Local: Shabak - Hebrew: שב״כ, Arabic: شاباك |
| Motto | Magen v'lo Yera'eh |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 8 February 1949[1] |
| Preceding agency | |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | Israel |
| Operations jurisdiction | Israel |
| Governing body | Prime Minister of Israel |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Yarkon Park, Tel Aviv |
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| Website | |
| www.shabak.gov.il | |
The Israel Security Agency (ISA; Hebrew: שֵׁירוּת הַבִּיטָּחוֹן הַכְּלָלִי, romanized: Sherut ha-Bitaẖon ha-Klali, lit. 'the General Security Service' (GSS); Arabic: جهاز الأمن العام, romanized: Jihāz al-Āmn al-Ami), better known by the acronyms Shabak (Hebrew: שב״כ; IPA: [ʃaˈbak] ; Arabic: شاباك) or Shin Bet (from the abbreviation of Sherut ha-Bitaẖon, "Security Service"), is Israel's internal security service. Its motto is "Magen v'lo Yera'eh" (Hebrew: מָגֵן וְלֹא יֵרָאֶה, lit. 'the unseen shield'). The Shin Bet's headquarters are located in northwest Tel Aviv, north of Yarkon Park.
It is one of three principal organizations of the Israeli Intelligence Community, alongside Aman (military intelligence) and Mossad (foreign intelligence service).
- ^ "The History of the ISA". Shabak. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2011.