What is the motto of the Mossad?

The Mossad itself probably was, as it has changed its motto. The current motto is “without deception, a nation falls”.

What does Mossad mean in Hebrew?

Central Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations
Mossad, Mossad also spelled Mosad, in full Mossad Merkazi le-Modiin ule-Tafkidim Meyuhadim, (Hebrew: “Central Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations”), one of the three major intelligence organizations of Israel, along with Aman (military intelligence) and Shin Bet (internal security).

What does Fauda mean in Israeli?

chaos
“Fauda” is the Hebrew and Arabic term meaning chaos.

Does Lior Raz speak Arabic?

His native language is Hebrew, although Raz grew up also speaking Arabic with his father and grandmother at home, and with some Arab workers, who were his playmates, at his father’s plant nursery.

What language do they speak in Fauda?

Arabic
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Fauda/Languages

The motto was changed recently as part of the Mossad’s public ‘coming out’ to another Proverbs passage: “Where no counsel is, the people fall, but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.” Proverbs XI, 14 It’s Proverbs 24:6. Nothing could be more appropriate for an Israeli army than a Biblical quotation.

Does Mossad make war through deception?

As Sun Tzu wrote “All war is based on deception”, and having us believe that Mossad “make war through deception” is a perfect example of this. Mossad’s former motto can be translated with softer words as

Why is Israel’s motto “without deception a nation falls”?

The current motto is “without deception, a nation falls”. It may be argued that the Biblical meaning of the word is “strategy” rather than “deception”, but usage of the word has already changed to a negative connotation as far back as the Talmudic period. Because the Israelis are out numbered about a billion to one.