Historical Dictionary of Israeli Intelligence

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OSS Office of Strategic Services (United States)
PA Palestinian Authority
PFLP Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
PKK Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan/Kurdistan Workers Party
PLO Palestine Liberation Organization
POW Prisoner of War
SAM Surface-to-Air Missile
SAVAK Sazeman-i Ettelaat va Amniyat-i Keshvar/National
Organization for Intelligence and Security (Iran)
SDECE Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-
Espionnage/Foreign Information and Counter-
espionage Service (France)
Shabak Sheruth Bitahon Klali/General Security Service
Shai Sheruth Yedioth/Information Service
Shin Bet Sheruth Bitahon/Security Service
SIBAT Siyua Bithoni/Security Support
SIGINT Signals Intelligence
UN United Nations
UNFP Union Nationale de Forces Populaires/National Union
of Popular Forces (Morocco)
USFP Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires/Socialist
Union of Popular Forces (Morocco)
USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
VARASH Va’adat Rashei Ha’Sherutim/Committee of Directors
of the Intelligence Services
YAMAM Yehidat Mishtara Meyuhedet/Special Police Unit
Zidar Zira Dromit/South Theater
Zika Zirat Kol Ha’Olam/World Theater
Zimar Zira Merkazit/Central Theater
Zit Zira Technologit/Technological Theater
Zitar Zirat Terror/Terror Theater
Zitsap Zira Tsefonit/North Theater

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