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'''Avraham Ahituv''' <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120223170825/http://news.nana10.co.il/Article/?ArticleID=650625&sid=126</ref>) was an Israeli spook who led the [[Shin Bet]], Israel's internal security agency, from [[1974]] to [[1980]].
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==Background==
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Ahituv was born Abraham Gottfried in [[Germany]] in [[1930]], and immigrated to British-controlled [[Mandatory Palestine]] with his family in [[1935]]. In[[ 1946]] he joined the [[Haganah]] while a student in the [[Kfar Haroeh|Kfar Ha-Ro'eh]] seminary, where he completed high school. In [[1949]] he joined the Internal Intelligence Service, ([[SHAI]]), which was founded during the [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]] and later became the [[Shin Bet]], Israel's security agency. During the conflict period he adopted the surname Ahituv.<ref>http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/History/heads/Pages/AvrahamAhituv.aspx</ref>
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Shituv headed Shin Bet operations in the [[Gaza Strip]] during a brief period of Israeli control in [[1956]].<ref name=History>Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Secret History of Israel's Intelligence Community'', Houghton Mifflin, 1991, p.169.</ref>
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In [[1961]], he was appointed director of a [[Mossad]] branch abroad.<ref name=History/>
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==Shin Beth leader==
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In the mid-[[1960s]], Ahituv headed Shin Bet's Arab Affairs Department, which was responsible for [[counter-subversion]] in [[Israeli Arab communities]] following the end of military administration in [[1966]]. The following year, he acquired responsibility for keeping order in the occupied territories, newly captured in the [[Six Day War]]. He worked closely with [[Yehuda Arbel]] to set up a network of [[informers]] in the [[West Bank]] and the [[Gaza Strip]]. There methods were of dubious legality but by December [[1967]], they had forced the West Bank headquarters of the [[Palestine Liberation Organisation]] to retreat to [[Jordan]].<ref name=History/>
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In [[1974]], he was appointed Shin Bet director. Along with [[Mossad]] chief [[Itzhak Hofi]], he offered his resignation to [[Menachem Begin]] when the [[Likud]] leader became Prime Minister in [[1977]] but was asked to stay on by Begin who fostered a close relationship with his intelligence chiefs.<ref>Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Secret History of Israel's Intelligence Community'', Houghton Mifflin, 1991, p.220.</ref>
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Ahituv authorized the use of lies in Israeli courts to cover confessions obtained by [[torture]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080828121717/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/992353.html</ref>
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Following car bomb attacks on Palestinian mayors on 2 June [[1980]], Ahituv asked Begin for permission to plant agents among [[Jewish settlers]]. Begin, whose party had close links to the settlers, rejected the request.<ref>Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Secret History of Israel's Intelligence Community'', Houghton Mifflin, 1991, pp.245-246.</reF>
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Latest revision as of 00:26, 16 March 2023

Person.png Avraham Ahituv   PowerbaseRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(spook)
Ahituv1.jpg
BornAbraham Gottfried
December 10, 1930
Germany
DiedJuly 15, 2009 (Age 78)
NationalityIsraeli
Led the Shin Bet, Israel's internal security agency, from 1974 to 1980

Employment.png Director of The Shin Bet

In office
1974 - 1981
Appointed byYitzhak Rabin
Preceded byYosef Harmelin
Succeeded byAvraham Shalom

Avraham Ahituv [1]) was an Israeli spook who led the Shin Bet, Israel's internal security agency, from 1974 to 1980.

Background

Ahituv was born Abraham Gottfried in Germany in 1930, and immigrated to British-controlled Mandatory Palestine with his family in 1935. In1946 he joined the Haganah while a student in the Kfar Ha-Ro'eh seminary, where he completed high school. In 1949 he joined the Internal Intelligence Service, (SHAI), which was founded during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and later became the Shin Bet, Israel's security agency. During the conflict period he adopted the surname Ahituv.[2]

Shituv headed Shin Bet operations in the Gaza Strip during a brief period of Israeli control in 1956.[3]

In 1961, he was appointed director of a Mossad branch abroad.[3]

Shin Beth leader

In the mid-1960s, Ahituv headed Shin Bet's Arab Affairs Department, which was responsible for counter-subversion in Israeli Arab communities following the end of military administration in 1966. The following year, he acquired responsibility for keeping order in the occupied territories, newly captured in the Six Day War. He worked closely with Yehuda Arbel to set up a network of informers in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. There methods were of dubious legality but by December 1967, they had forced the West Bank headquarters of the Palestine Liberation Organisation to retreat to Jordan.[3]

In 1974, he was appointed Shin Bet director. Along with Mossad chief Itzhak Hofi, he offered his resignation to Menachem Begin when the Likud leader became Prime Minister in 1977 but was asked to stay on by Begin who fostered a close relationship with his intelligence chiefs.[4]

Ahituv authorized the use of lies in Israeli courts to cover confessions obtained by torture.[5]

Following car bomb attacks on Palestinian mayors on 2 June 1980, Ahituv asked Begin for permission to plant agents among Jewish settlers. Begin, whose party had close links to the settlers, rejected the request.[6]


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References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120223170825/http://news.nana10.co.il/Article/?ArticleID=650625&sid=126
  2. ↑ http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/History/heads/Pages/AvrahamAhituv.aspx
  3. ↑ a b c Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, Every Spy a Prince: The Secret History of Israel's Intelligence Community, Houghton Mifflin, 1991, p.169.
  4. ↑ Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, Every Spy a Prince: The Secret History of Israel's Intelligence Community, Houghton Mifflin, 1991, p.220.
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080828121717/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/992353.html
  6. ↑ Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, Every Spy a Prince: The Secret History of Israel's Intelligence Community, Houghton Mifflin, 1991, pp.245-246.
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