(Hebrew for “The Institute”) Israel’s external intelligence agency - the Israeli equivalent of the CIA or the British MI6. As such, the Mossad is responsible for many covert operations outside the State of Israel, as well as providing the Israeli Prime Minister with intelligence and strategic assessments.For the Mossad’s website, see http://www.mossad.gov.il//Eng/AboutUs.aspx.  http://www.justvision.org/glossary/mossad