Yaakov Peri was head of the General Security Service, the Israeli domestic intelligence agency (known in Israel by the acronym Shabak

Shabak

Sherut haBitachon haKlali , officially known by the acronym Shabak , officially known in English as Israel Security Agency , and commonly known in English as the Shin Bet , is Israel's internal security service. Its motto is "Magen VeLo Yera'e"...

), or Shin Bet, from 1988 to 1994.

Biography

Peri introduced structural changes in the Shabak in order to address problems that arose during the First Intifada

First Intifada

The First Intifada was a Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories. The uprising began in the Jabalia refugee camp and quickly spread throughout Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem....

, and address with the new situation in Israel in the wake of the Oslo Accords

Oslo Accords

The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles , was an attempt to resolve the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict...

.

After retiring from the Shabak, he went into business. He was CEO of Cellcom Israel

Cellcom (Israel)

Cellcom is a major Israeli telecommunications company. Founded in 1994, most of the company's business is centered around wireless service...

 from 1995–2003.

In 2005, he was voted the 125th-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet

Ynet

Ynet is the most popular Israeli news and general content website. It is owned by the same conglomerate that operates Yediot Ahronot, the country's secondleading daily newspaper...

to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis.

External links

• Yaakov Peri. Shabak Website.