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A Katsa is a field intelligence officer of the Mossad, the national intelligence agency of Israel. The word katsa is a Hebrew acronym for Template:Lang-he, "intelligence officer", literally "gathering officer". A katsa is a case officer who runs agents to clandestinely collect intelligence.
Use of sayanim
Katsas may utilise sayanim, singular: sayan, (Template:Lang-he, lit. Helpers, Assistants) for their operations. Sayanim are recruited to provide support for Mossad operations, and may or may not receive payment. A sayan running a car rental agency, for instance, could help Mossad officers rent a car without the usual documentation. Sayanim are often not citizens of Israel or may be dual nationals. The use of sayanim enables the Mossad to operate with a smaller budget to conduct operations worldwide.
Notable katsas
- David Barnea, Mossad director appointed in 2021
- Victor Ostrovsky, author
- Baruch Cohen, assassinated by Black September Organization in 1973
- Eli Cohen, executed by Syria in 1965
References
- "Mossad's licence to kill". The Telegraph. 17 February 2010.
- Thomas, Gordon (17 February 2010). "Mossad's licence to kill". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- Kahana, Ephraim (2006). Historical Dictionary of Israeli Intelligence (Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counterintelligence). Scarecrow Press; Illustrated edition. p. 244. ISBN 978-0810855816.
- Richelson, Jeffrey T. (15 February 2007). "The Mossad Imagined: The Israeli Secret Service in Film and Fiction". International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence. 20 (1): 138. doi:10.1080/08850600600889431. S2CID 154278415. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- Dajani, Jamal (6 December 2017). "Mossad's Little Helpers". Huffington Post. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- Hallel, Amir (1 October 2004). "At home with the Mossad men". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 January 2021.