presented its recommendations on 31 July 1963, advising that the in-
telligence research of the Foreign Ministry be strengthened, the
Mossadbe given more scope to develop its own intelligence assess-
ments, and a special adviser to the prime minister on intelligence and
security be appointed, who with a small but highly skilled staff would
be able to assess the assessors. In all, this actually was a recommen-
dation for pluralism in the Israeli intelligence community. Few of the
recommendations of the Yadin-Sherf Commission were implemented,
however. The Agranat Commissionin 1973–1974 reiterated the rec-
ommendation for pluralism, and then it was partially implemented.YADLIN, AMOS (1951– ).Yadlin, born in Israel, is the son of a former
Israeli education minister, Aharon Yadlin. Amos Yadlin was drafted
into the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in 1970 and became a pilot in the
Israel Air Force (IAF) in 1972. As an F-16 pilot, he participated in the
Opera Operationof bombing the Iraqi nuclear reactor on 7 June- In 1993–1994 he studied public administration at Harvard Uni-
versity. In 1998 Yadlin was appointed head of the Air Intelligence
Squadron. He served in this position until 2000, when he was ap-
pointed IAF chief of staff. In 2002 he was made commander of IDF
colleges with a promotion to major general. Yadlin was posted to the
Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., as military attaché in 2004. In
June 2005 he was appointed director of Military Intelligence, replac-
ing Major General Aharon Ze’evi at the beginning of 2006.
YAKHIN OPERATION. The code name of an operation planned
jointly by the Mossadand the Israeli Navy to transport Moroccan
Jews to Israel illegally, “Yakhin” was the name of one of the two
main pillars that supported the Temple in Jerusalem at the time of
King Solomon. The plan of bringing Moroccan Jews to Israel was
executed successfully, though not without great risk and cost in
lives. Three times in a short period toward the end of the 1950s,
Shmuel Toledanoof the Mossad and his team landed from small
boats at predetermined locations on the Moroccan coast and went to
Jewish villages. Toledano was disguised as a Palestinian refugee,
speaking only Arabic. He was in great danger of being captured. On
each of the three occasions, under the cover of darkness he and his
men knocked on the doors of Jewish families who lived as in ancient312 • YADLIN, AMOS06-102 (04) Q-Z.qxd 3/24/06 7:26 AM Page 312