03 — THE A–Z
4 entries in the public-record encyclopedia starting with A.
A senior Palestinian militant commonly identified in historical accounts as a planner of the 1972 Munich attack. His public statements and memoir form part of the record, while later intelligence responses remain disputed.
Connects the Munich attack, Palestinian militant networks and the contested history of later targeting decisions.
Salah Khalaf, known as Abu Iyad, was a senior Fatah figure frequently discussed in accounts of Black September and the Munich era. Claims about command responsibility and later Israeli targeting require attribution to named sources.
Links Palestinian militant leadership, the Munich era and the difficulty of attributing later covert responses.
The Agranat Commission investigated Israeli government and military failures surrounding the October 1973 war, including assessment failures before the attack. Its findings became a reference point for postwar intelligence reform.
Shows how a formal inquiry turns a national intelligence failure into a documented, legally significant record.
Meir Amit came to the Mossad after senior military and intelligence commands and promoted closer integration of collection with national planning. His tenure spans a period of intensive technical and liaison development.
Documents the directorship that modernized collection and tied it to national strategic decisions.
