Shabtai Shavit, the Israeli spymaster who was credited with advancing Israel’s historic peace treaty with Jordan during his term as director of the Mossad intelligence agency from 1989 to 1996, has died
Israeli spymaster and former Mossad head Shabtai Shavit died Tuesday while vacationing in Italy. He was 84.Shavit, who led the Mossad from 1989 to 1996, oversaw Israeli operations during a period of significant Middle Eastern turmoil.A statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office quoted incumbent Mossad chief David Barnea in calling Shavit a "a pillar
JERUSALEM Shabtai Shavit, the Israeli spymaster who was credited with advancing Israel s historic peace treaty with Jordan during his term as director of the Mossad intelligence agency, died Tuesday in Italy. He was 84.