The Institute for Intelligence and Special Tasks, abbreviated as Mossad, is one of the best secret services in the world. The Mossad was founded in 1949 by Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. Israel also has the military intelligence service Aman and the internal security service Shien Beet or Shjabak. But the Mossad most appeals to the imagination by the spectacular actions carried out by the officers of this elite corps over the years. The service has to monitor the security of the state and has extensive powers to do so. Mossad agents are extremely inventive, effective and ruthless. An overview of high-profile operations.