SHIN BET

THE MOTTO OF "SHIN BET" IS "Magen VeLo Yera'e", WHICH MEANS: "DEFENDER THAT SHALL NOT BE SEEN", OR "THE UNSEEN SHIELD".

"SHIN BET" IS THE ACRONYM FOR THE ISRAELI SECURITY AGENCY.

"SHIN" IS THE 20th LETTER OF THE HEBREW ALPHABET (from left to right).  IT MEANS "THE ETERNAL FLAME".

"BET", OR "BEIT" IS THE 8th LETTER OF THE HEBREW ALPHABET.  IT MEANS "HOUSE" OR "GOD'S DWELLING PLACE BELOW".

IN THE U.S. WE USE THE ACRONYM, "THE F.B.I." INSTEAD OF SAYING, "THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION".

THE OFFICIAL HEBREW NAME OF "SHIN BET" IS "Sherut haBitachon haKlali"  (שירות הביטחון הכללי‎).  BUT HARDLY ANYONE EVER USES THIS NAME.  SOME PEOPLE SHORTEN IT TO "SHABAK", BUT MOST PEOPLE REFER TO THE AGENCY SIMPLY AS "SHIN BET".

THE MOSSAD, ISRAEL'S FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, IS ALSO ONE OF THE THREE PRINCIPAL ORGANIZATIONS OF THE ISRAELI INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.

FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS MOSAB HASSAN YOUSEF WORKED AS A SECRET AGENT FOR SHIN BET.  HIS SECRET CODE NAME WAS "THE GREEN PRINCE". TWO YEARS AGO HE MOVED TO THE UNITED STATES, WHERE HE NOW RESIDES.
THIS EXTREMELY BRAVE MAN IS THE AUTHOR OF THE BEST SELLING BOOK, SON OF HAMAS.  THE NEW FILM BY THE SAME NAME WILL SOON BE RELEASED IN THEATERS EVERYWHERE. 

IF YOU REALLY WANT TO BE INFORMED, I URGE YOU TO READ THIS ARTICLE AND THEN READ HIS BOOK:

http://www.jpost.com/Features/InThespotlight/Article.aspx?id=274511