Mossad

[ moh-sahd ]

noun

1. the Israeli intelligence service, established in 1951.

Mossad

/ ˈmɒsæd /

noun

1. the secret intelligence service of Israel

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mossad¹

C20: Hebrew Mosad LeModi'in U-LeTafkidim Miyuhadim establishment for information and special tasks

Example Sentences

At one point, Mossad chief Yossi Cohen had to isolate because he had been in close contact with the country’s health minister, who had tested positive.

From Ozy

Israeli media quickly attributed the attack to the country’s intelligence service Mossad.

From Time

The Jerusalem Post and Israeli public broadcaster Kan report that the Mossad, Israel’s spy agency, launched a cyberattack that sparked the explosion that shut down multiple parts of the Natanz facility.

From Vox

A publication close to Jordan’s intelligence agencies reported that an Israeli businessman called Roy Shaposhnik, who it claimed was a former Mossad agent, had offered to fly Hamzah’s wife and children out of the country.

From Ozy

Shaposhnik denied he had ever worked for the Mossad, but confirmed he knew Hamzah well and had indeed offered to get his family out of Jordan.

From Ozy

The Mossad high command must surely be convening emergency meetings in an atmosphere of tension and heightened alertness.

From The Daily Beast

Mira and Emmanuel Riva have been converted, because they were civil servants, into Mossad agents.

From The Daily Beast

He had been born in Germany, and his fluent German led the Mossad to recruit him and send him to Egypt as an agent.

From The Daily Beast

Carrie had to pass a lethal Mossad device to Brody so he could off Akbari once the two of them rendezvoused.

From The Daily Beast

Meanwhile, U.S. and Israeli officials say the Mossad will never trust their Turkish counterparts again.

From The Daily Beast