(Jerusalem Post) - Alexander Zvielli and Margot Dudkevitch Isser Harel, former head of the Mossad and Shin Bet, and the man responsible for the capture of Nazi fugitive Adolf Eichmann, died Tuesday in Petah Tikva. Appointed head of the Mossad (The Central Institute for Intelligence and Security) in 1952 by prime minister David Ben-Gurion, Harel's determination and endless energy turned it into one of the finest espionage organizations in the world. Born in Vitebsk, Russia, in 1912, Harel (Halperin) immigrated to Palestine in 1931. An agricultural worker and one of the founders of Kibbutz Shefayim, he joined the Hagana in 1942, serving as a policeman until becoming head of Hagana intelligence in 1944.
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