| Title | Chief of European Operations |
| Is Current | no |
| Executive | yes |
| Notes | On September 14 1952, Reuben Shiloach, the first head of Mossad, retired, leaving the organisation in the hands of the 40-year-old Harel. As the new Memuneh ("the one in charge"), Harel recruited large numbers of former Irgun and Stern Gang members; among them Yitzhak Shamir, the future prime minister. Under Harel, Shamir became Mossad's chief of European Operations, a job he held for 10 years. |