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Isser Harel
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<p>Isser Harel was <a href="/facts/Spymaster/3U1yFWnx">spymaster</a> of the <a href="/facts/Intelligence_(information_gathering)/FsILyU4n">intelligence</a> and the <a href="/facts/Security/B4uxkyxh">security</a> services of <a href="/facts/Israel/dEe3IcaY">Israel</a> and the Director of the <a href="/facts/Mossad/nerqo6nJ">Mossad</a> (1952–1963). In his capacity as Mossad director, he oversaw the capture and covert transportation to Israel of <a href="/facts/Holocaust/vGQsAb2y">Holocaust</a> organizer <a href="/facts/Adolf_Eichmann/WygcLDLr">Adolf Eichmann</a>. </p><p>Harel was the only individual in the history of the State of Israel to hold a position that consolidated both internal and external intelligence responsibilities. </p>