Katsa
A Katsa is a field intelligence officer of the Mossad,[1] the national intelligence agency of Israel. The word katsa is a Hebrew acronym for Hebrew: קצין איסוף, romanized: ktsin issuf, "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, (Hebrew: סייענים, 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.[2][3] Sayanim are often not citizens of Israel or may be dual nationals.[4][better source needed][5][better source needed] The use of sayanim enables the Mossad to operate with a smaller budget to conduct operations worldwide.[6]
Notable katsas
- David Barnea, Mossad director appointed in 2021
- Victor Ostrovsky, author
- Baruch Cohen, assassinated by Black September Organization in 1973
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. Search this book on
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 22 January 2021. Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ 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.
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