he worked for the security division in the state comptroller’s office
and gained a master’s degree in the national security program at the
University of Haifa.KOKAS, ALCIBIADES.A Greek national, Kokas visited Israel a num-
ber of times in the 1950s. Under the cover of a businessman, he at-
tempted to set up an espionage network in Israel working for Egyptian
intelligence. He was arrested in 1957 and sentenced to four years in
prison.KOLLEK, TEDDY (1911– ).Born in Vienna, Kollek immigrated to
Israel in 1934. Beginning just before the outbreak of World War II, he
served abroad in many capacities. Early in his career, he represented
Jewish interests in Europe. In 1939 he met Adolf Eichmann and
arranged for the transfer of 3,000 young Jews to England. From 1940
to 1947 Kollek served as Reuven Shiloah’s deputy in the Political
Department of the Information Service. In this role he worked with
the Jewish Agency in Europe, maintaining close contact with the
Jewish underground movement, and he was involved in the Briha
rescue operation. From 1947 to 1948 he represented the Haganah un-
derground militia in Washington, D.C., and assisted in amassing es-
sential ammunition for the fledgling army of the Israeli state-to-be.
After Israel’s statehood in 1948, Kollek served as minister to
Washington early in the 1950s, but being closely associated with
Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, Kollek returned to Israel in 1952
to assume the post of director-general of the Prime Minister’s Office.
He held this position until 1964. In 1965 Kollek was elected mayor
of Jerusalem, an office he held for the next 28 years.KONSEPTZIA.See CONCEPT, THE.KUBAISI, BASIL RAOUD.Also known as Bassel Rauf Kubeisy. A
professor of law, Kubaisi served the Palestinians as the logistics coor-
dinator for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine headed by
George Habash. In March 1973 he arrived in Paris and stayed at a
small hotel near the Place de la Madeleine. Kubaisi was photographed
meeting with Palestinian terrorists and thus became a target for
killing by Committee X. The main accusation against him was that heKUBAISI, BASIL RAOUD• 15306-102 (03) H-P.qxd 3/24/06 7:24 AM Page 153