In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “internal general security service of israel”. Today it says “israel's internal security and counterintelligence service”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Shabak emblem "Defender who shall not be seen" The SHABAK (in Hebrew, שב"כ "Shabak" an acronym of "Sherut ha-Bitachon ha-Klali" שירות ביטחון כללי) known abroad as the Shin Bet or the GSS (General Security Service), is the Internal General Security Service of Israel . Its motto is "מגן ולא יראה" whose translation is: "Defender (Shield) who shall not be seen".1
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The opening as it stood in 2010 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Shabak emblem "The unseen shield" Sherut haBitachon haKlali ( , "General Security Service"), officially known by the acronym Shabak ( , , ), officially known in English as Israel Security Agency ( ISA ), and commonly known as the Shin Bet , is Israel 's internal security service .Its motto is " Magen VeLo Yera'e " ( , lit."Defender that shall not be seen", or, better, "The unseen shield").It is one of three principal organizations of the Israeli Intelligence Community , alongside Aman (the military intelligence of the IDF ) and Mossad (responsible for overseas intelligence work)."Shabak" (as it was named in its first days) is the official term now used by the Israeli government.However, both in English-language Western and Israeli press and publications, it is usually referred to by its original Hebrew name, the "Shin Bet."
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Law enforcement agency The Israel Security Agency ( ISA , Sherut haBitaẖon haKlali "General Security Service"; ), better known by the acronym Shabak ( , , ) or the Shin Bet (a two-letter Hebrew abbreviation of the name), is Israel 's internal security service (similar to the British MI5 or the American FBI ). Its motto is " Magen veLo Yera'e " ( , lit. "Defender that shall not be seen" or "The unseen shield").The special operations unit of Shin Bet is Yamas .It is one of three principal organizations of the Israeli intelligence community , alongside Aman ( military intelligence ) and the Mossad (foreign intelligence service).
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Israel's internal security service Law enforcement agency The Israel Security Agency ( ISA , Sherut ha-Bitaẖon haKlali "the General Security Service"; ), better known by the acronym Shabak ( , , ) or the Shin Bet (a two-letter Hebrew abbreviation of "Security Service"), is Israel 's internal security service . Its motto is " Magen veLo Yera'e " ( , lit. "Defender that shall not be seen" or "The unseen shield"). The Shin Bet's HQ is located in Afeka, a northern neighborhood in Tel Aviv, on a hill, north of Park Hayarkon. It is one of three principal organizations of the Israeli intelligence community , alongside Aman ( military intelligence ) and the Mossad (foreign intelligence service).
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Israel's internal security service Law enforcement agency The Israel Security Agency ( ISA ; ; Sherut haBitaẖon haKlali ; "the General Security Service"; jihāz al'amn al`ami ), better known by the acronym Shabak ( ; ; ) or the Shin Bet (a two-letter Hebrew abbreviation of "Security Service"), is Israel's internal security service .Its motto is " Magen veLo Yera'e " ( מָגֵן וְלֹא יֵרָאֶה , lit."Shield and not seen" or "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).
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Israel's internal security service Law enforcement agency The Israel Security Agency ( ISA ; Hebrew : שֵׁירוּת הַבִּיטָּחוֹן הַכְּלָלִי , romanized : Sherut ha-Bitaẖon ha-Klali , lit. ' 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).
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internal general security service of israel
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israel's internal security and counterintelligence service
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