Shin Bet Shin Bet The Israel Security Agency (ISA, "Sherut ha-Bitaẖon 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. Its motto is ""Magen veLo Yera'e"" (, lit. "Defender that shall not be seen" or "The unseen shield"). It is one of three principal organizations of the Israeli intelligence community, alongside Aman (military intelligence) and the Mossad (foreign intelligence service). Shabak is believed to have three operational wings: The counter-terrorist unit Yamas is directly subordinate to Shin Bet. Although a security
Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service Secret Intelligence Service and the position of Chief. Since then, the office has had more public visibility, including a speech by John Sawers in 2010 described as the first of its kind. The Chief remains the only member of the Secret Intelligence Service whose identity is made officially public. A 2010 report revealed the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service was receiving a salary of £169,999 at that time. Chiefs have been: Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service The Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service serves as the head of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS, also commonly known as MI6),