Shin Bet

Israel Security Agency Sherut haBitaẖon haKlali שירות הביטחון הכללי جهاز الأمن العام
Emblem of the Israel Security Agency
Common name	Shabak
Abbreviation	English: ISA, Local: Shabak - Hebrew: שב״כ, Arabic: شاباك
Motto	Magen v'lo Yera'eh
Agency overview
Formed	8 February 1949; 75 years ago (1949-02-08)[1]
Preceding agency	Shai
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Israel
Operations jurisdiction	Israel
Governing body	Prime Minister of Israel
Operational structure
Headquarters	Yarkon Park, Tel Aviv
Agency executive	Ronen Bar, Director
Website
www.shabak.gov.il

The Israel Security Agency (ISA; Hebrew: שֵׁירוּת הַבִּיטָּחוֹן הַכְּלָלִי, romanized: Sherut ha-Bitaẖon ha-Klali, lit. 'the General Security Service'; Arabic: جهاز الأمن العام, romanized: Jihāz al-Āmn al-Ami), better known by the acronyms Shabak (Hebrew: שב״כ; IPA: [ʃaˈbak] ^ⓘ; Arabic: شاباك) or Shin Bet (from the abbreviation of Sherut ha-Bitaẖon, "Security Service"), is Israel's internal security service. Its motto is "Magen v'lo Yera'eh" (Hebrew: מָגֵן וְלֹא יֵרָאֶה, lit. 'the unseen shield'). The Shin Bet's headquarters are located in northwest Tel Aviv, north of Yarkon Park.

It is one of three principal organizations of the Israeli intelligence community, alongside Aman (military intelligence) and Mossad (foreign intelligence service).