Dry cleaning Various techniques to avoid surveillance
ECM Electronic countermeasure
EDP Electronic data processing
Elint Electronic intelligence intercepted from radar, satellites
Exfiltrate Removing an agent from hostile country
Falach Agent working in Lebanon
FACES Facial Analysis Comparison and Elimination System
False flagging Recruiting a person who believes he or she will be working for another country or interest
Fumigate Sweeping an area for electronic bugs
Go-away Prearranged signal not to make contact at previously arranged rendezvous
Grinder Debriefing room, also used to interrogate suspects
Honey trap Sexual entrapment for intelligence purposes
Humint Intelligence gathered by agents in the field
IDA Intelligence database
IED Improvised explosive device
IFF Identification, friend or foe
II Image identification
Institute Formal name of Mossad—Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations; originally called Institute for Coordination
IR Infrared
ISA Intelligence support activity
JIL Joint Intelligence Center
Jumper Agent working overseas on short-term assignment
Katsa Case officer
Kidon Operative specializing in assassination
LAKAM Intelligence agency gathering scientific data
Legend Bogus biography for katsa
LAP Department of Psychological Warfare
Light cover Katsa working under diplomatic cover
Loot Intelligence gathered from operations
Mabuah A non-Jewish informer
Measles Assassination that appears to stem from natural causes
Meluckha Recruiting department
Memune Title given to director general of Mossad
Miketel Bug for intercepting/recording telephone calls
Mishlashim Dead letter box; a secure place for an agent to receive or drop off information
Music box Radio transmitter
Naka Writing system
Nativ Agent working in former Soviet Union
Neviot Surveillance specialist
NHITC National Human Intelligence Tasking Center
NIC National Intelligence Center
NSA National Security Agency
NSTL National security threat list
OAU Organization of African Unity
Oter Arab recruited to work with other Arabs
PFLP Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
PLF Palestine Liberation Front
PLO Palestine Liberation Organization
Photint Photographic intelligence
PROD Technique for retrieving photographs from optical disc
Radint Radar intelligence
Reg-sig Recognition signal for
RAF Red Army Faction (Germany)
Safanim Unit to target PLO
Safe house Apartment or house used for secret meetings or as an operations base
Shicklut Surveillance department
Sleeper
Slick Hiding place for documents
Target Intelligence assignment
Teud Forged document
Telint Telemetry intelligence
Vacuamer Agent who provides details of all aspects of a target
Walk-in Person who volunteers to serve
Wash Recycling of a valid passport obtained by theft or purchased
Yahalomin Special communications unit
MOSSAD DIRECTORS GENERAL
ALSO BY GORDON THOMAS
DESCENT INTO DANGER
BED OF NAILS
PHYSICIAN EXTRAORDINARY
HEROES OF THE R.A.F.
THEY GOT BACK
MIRACLE OF SURGERY
THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE AND YOU
THAMES NUMBER ONE
MIDNIGHT TRADERS
THE PARENTS’ HOME DOCTOR
TURN BY THE WINDOW
ISSELS: THE BIOGRAPHY OF A DOCTOR
THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED
EARTHQUAKE
SHIPWRECK
VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED
THE DAY GUERNICA DIED
ENOLA GAY/RUIN FROM THE AIR
THE DAY THE BUBBLE BURST
TRAUMA
PONTIFF
THE YEAR OF ARMAGEDDON
THE OPERATION
DESIRE AND DENIAL
THE TRIAL: THE LIFE AND INEVITABLE CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS
JOURNEY INTO MADNESS
ENSLAVED
CHAOS UNDER HEAVEN
TRESPASS INTO TEMPTATION
MAGDALENE: THE WOMAN WHO LOVED JESUS
THE ASSASSINATION OF ROBERT MAXWELL: ISRAEL’S
SUPERSPY
THE SECRET ARMIES OF THE CIA
THE CAMP ON BLOOD ISLAND
TORPEDO RUN
DEADLY PERFUME
GODLESS ICON
VOICES IN THE SILENCE