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Mista'arvim
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Israeli Border Police
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tactical unit. It conducts
covert
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and
special operations, counter-terrorism,
irregular warfare
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, and high-risk arrest and search warrants. The unit works in coordination with the
Shin Bet
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and
Israel Defense Forces
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. It uses
Arab
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disguises to infiltrate and conduct missions in Arab territories. The unit's sniper teams have won numerous awards and are considered among the best in Israel.
See also
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Shin Bet
The Israel Security Agency (ISA; , (GSS); ), better known by the Hebrew acronyms, acronyms Shabak (; ; ) or Shin Bet (from the abbreviation of , "Security Service"), is Israel's internal Security agency, security service. Its motto is "''Magen ...
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Israel Border Police
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Special forces of Israel
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Yamam
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Yasam
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Mista'arvim
''Mista‘arvim'' (; , ), also spelled ''mista‘aravim'', is the name given to certain units in the Israel Defense Forces, Israel Border Police, and Israel Police that assimilate into local Arab populations to operate undercover while gathering ...
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Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and ...
References
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* Deflem, Mathieu. 2012
"Yehida Mishtartit Mistaravim (YAMAS) (Israel)."pp. 71–72 in ''Counterterrorism: From the Cold War to the War on Terror'', Vol. 2, edited by Frank G. Shanty. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger/ABC-CLIO.
Israel Border Police
Special forces of Israel