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The Amit Terrorism and Intelligence Research Institute (ATIRI) formerly known as the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC), named for Major General Meir Amit, was established in 2001. It operates within the Center for the Commemoration of the Heritage and Intelligence Community (IICC), and its mission is to collect, research and disseminate studies and information about terrorist threats to the State of Israel. The Institute emphasizes quality and reliability of information and the presentation of professional insights in in fields of interest.

The Staff

A professional, experienced team of researchers operates at the Amit Institute. Its members monitor ongoing events and trends in the field of anti-Israel activity, collects relevant open-source information in Arabic and other languages, translates, processes and analyzes the information as a basis for studies written and distributed by the institute in Hebrew and in English, and other languages as needed. From its establishment as the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center it was headed by Dr. Col. (res.) Reuven Erlich until his untimely death in January 2021. In recent years, the institute has been headed by Shlomo Mofaz.

The main research topics in the field of terrorism:

The Amit Terrorism and Intelligence Research Institute publishes studies in the following fields:

  • Palestinian terrorist organizations, their ideology, capabilities, activity and infrastructure, and political and media activity.

    • The Palestinian Authority and the Hamas administration in the Gaza Strip.
    • The Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
    • Hezbollah, its ideology, capabilities, activity and infrastructure in Lebanon in the Middle East and worldwide, and political and media activity.
    • Interactions between Hezbollah and the Lebanese government.
    • Iran, its support for terrorism and its involvement in the Middle East.
    • The Shi’ite axis, the Houthis in Yemen and the pro-Iranian militias in Iraq.
    • Potential for terrorism and threats from Syria and Jordan.
    • Global jihad organizations, mainly ISIS and al-Qaeda.