Hezbollah device blasts add to reputation for audacious espionage, but Israeli spy agency has had numerous failures
Israel’s foreign intelligence service, usually known as the Mossad, has scored many spectacular victories in almost 80 years of undercover operations, earning a unique reputation for audacious espionage and ruthless violence.
But even former agents admit the service’s history is “chequered” with many failures that have embarrassed Israel, dismayed allies and led to accusations of systematic disregard for international law.
