A new postal stamp has been created to commemorate 75 years since the establishment of the Mossad Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations, the Philatelic Service of the Israel Postal Company announced last week.
It explained that the decision to issue an official stamp to honor the Mossad was ceremonial and symbolic.
The Philatelic Service is the body responsible for producing Israel’s official stamps, and a special committee appointed by the Communications Ministry selects the list of stamps to be issued each year.
The decision to commemorate the Mossad with the new stamp is due to its intelligence and operational activities being “interwoven into the story of the State of Israel, ensuring its strength and security at home and abroad,” the Israel Postal Company said.
Furthermore, it noted that since October 7, 2023, when Israel’s multifront war began, the Mossad has played a “critical role in Israel’s resilience.”
Worthy of a stamp
Israel Post also explained that the Mossad was founded during Hanukkah in December 1949 under the guidance of Israel’s former prime minister David Ben-Gurion.
Over the years, the Mossad has become “an emblem of excellence and is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading intelligence agencies,” it added.