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Shin Bet|ʃɪn bɛt|
Also Shin Beth and as one word.
[mod.Heb., f. šīn + bēṯ, the names of the initial letters of šêrûṯ biṭaḥôn k⊇lālî (general) security service.]
The principal security service of Israel. Also attrib.
1964L. Deighton Funeral in Berlin xlii. 264 Samantha was a Shinbet agent after him for war crimes. 1968C. Leader Angry Darkness xii. 111 Schererzade was now in the hands of the Shinbeth, the coldly efficient and unemotional Israeli Intelligence Service. 1969A. Marin Rise with Wind vi. 76 The statement..went directly to the Shin Beth. 1972Guardian 27 Jan. 3/4 The street always becomes stiff with Shin Bet (Secret Service) men looking studiously unobtrusive. 1981A. Winch Blood Money xiii. 134 A man..who has been positively identified by the Israeli Shin Beth. |