Yamas (Israel Border Police unit)
Yamas (Hebrew: יחידת המסתערבים, Yehidat HaMista'arvim) is a special operations unit attached to the Israeli Border Police, but directly subordinate to Shin Bet. A secret unit, its personnel do not wear uniforms and are not allowed to disclose their membership of the organisation.
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References
- Deflem, Mathieu. 2012. "Yehida Mishtartit Mistaravim (YAMAS) (Israel)." pp. 71–72 in Counterterrorism: From the Cold War to the War on Terror, Vol. 2, edited by Frank G. Shanty. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger/ABC-CLIO.
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