from the IDF's General Staff. The Intelligence Department was composed largely of former members of the Haganah Intelligence Service. Aman is an independent...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; Hebrew: צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל Tsva ha-Hagana le-Yisra'el, lit. 'Army for the Defense of Israel'), alternatively...

based upon the respective spheres of responsibility of each service: Aman (IDF): its jurisdiction is to consist primarily of "military intelligence"—alerting...

סיירת, pl.: sayarot), or reconnaissance units in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) nomenclature, specialize in intelligence gathering and surveillance. In...

Operations Branch of the IDF general staff, or "professionally guided," as the arrangement was officially titled by the head of Aman, which in effect means...

Forces corps which falls under the jurisdiction of IDF Directorate of Military Intelligence (Aman) and is responsible for collecting, disseminating, and...

various IDF units, combat recruit training and officers' course. The three years of training are followed by six years of service in key positions in Aman. The...

Research Department (Hebrew: חטיבת המחקר) is a unit in the IDF Directorate of Military Intelligence (Aman) that serves as the national assessor of intelligence...

disbanded following the outcry provoked by the Qibya massacre. This left the IDF without a dedicated special-forces unit other than the Navy's Shayetet 13...

military attaché to Washington, D.C., and head of the IDF Military Intelligence Directorate (Aman). Amos Yadlin was born in Kibbutz Hatzerim, the son of...