Shabtai Shavit, the Israeli spy who contributed significantly to advancing Israel's historic peace treaty with Jordan during his tenure as director of the Mossad intelligence agency, died in Italy on Tuesday. He was 84 years old. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Shavit died while on vacation in Italy, without giving a cause of death.
Let us tell you that Shavit led the Mossad from 1989 to 1996 and guided the agency during a turning point in the history of the Middle East. He oversaw Israeli operations on foreign soil during the fall of the Soviet Union , the end of the Cold War, and the first Gulf War in 1991.
He had spent almost two years in the intelligence department of more than three decades in his service. Post in Iran During this time, the Islamic Revolution had transformed Iran from an Israeli ally to its strongest enemy.
Shavit played an important role in establishing diplomatic relations with Jordan
During his tenure, Shavit was instrumental in establishing full diplomatic relations with Jordan in 1994. The situation of war that had been going on between the neighbors for almost half a century was ended.
The Mossad has a history of targeting and killing scientists developing weapons deemed a threat to Israel. This continued under Shavit's supervision. In 1990, two Mossad agents in Brussels were widely suspected of having murdered Gerald Bull, a Canadian missile engineer who had promised to build a "supergun" for Iraq and launch large shells over Tel Aviv. Could stain
Recently, the Mossad has been involved in attacks on Iranian nuclear scientists and facilities, as Israel seeks to disrupt its nuclear program. It is believed that other operations were conducted by the Mossad on foreign soil during Shavit's tenure, including the mysterious assassination of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's top intelligence aide Atef Basiso in Paris in 1992 and a shootout that killed the Palestinian leader. Went.
Yasser Arafat's top intelligence aide was accused of murder
Shortly after retiring as Mossad chief, Shavit served as CEO of Maccabi Healthcare Services, one of the country's leading health maintenance organizations. In its condolence announcement, the Mossad said Shavit made an important contribution to preserving the knowledge of the intelligence agency and its commanders for future generations.
As the Israeli security establishment was in turmoil earlier this year over pressure from Netanyahu's government to reform the judiciary, Shavit, along with several hundred former Mossad employees, including four other former chiefs, signed a statement in March calling for The government's plan to weaken the Supreme Court was opposed. He and other officials said they held Netanyahu "directly responsible for the serious harm" the overhaul proposal could deliver to Israel's national security.
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