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The scandal over the death of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh...

what they were doing?

Mossad was conceived in 1948 and set up in December 1949. Yitzhak Shamir, who was Israeli Prime Minister from 1983 to 1984 and then from 1986 to 1992, worked for Mossad in 1955-1965.

The critics of the Israeli intelligence service claim that it started leaning towards political assassinations under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who appointed Meir Dagan Mossad chief in 2002 and allegedly ordered him to run the Israeli spy agency "with a knife between its teeth."

According to The Times, talk of Dagan"s unwillingness to share power with others surfaced early in his tenure. In June 2009, when his term as Mossad chief was extended by one year by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, one of his seconds in command promptly quit.

Some Israelis argue that Meir Dagan should resign his position over the loud public scandal surrounding the Dubai assassination, but others are proud. At the same time, they warn that other deaths should be expected,

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