---
category: Foreign Government
end: 1975
location: Jerusalem, Israel
start: 1974
summary: The Agranat Commission was a commission appointed by the Israel prime minister
  in 1974 to investigate the intelligence failures of the 1973 war, where Israel was
  surprised by the Syria-Egypt attack on Yom Kippur.[^1]
tags:
- Organization
- Government
- Israel
---

The [Agranat Commission](/organizations/agranat-commission/) was a commission appointed by the [Israeli](/places/israel/) prime minister in 1974 to investigate the intelligence failures of the 1973 war, where [Israel](/places/israel/) was surprised by the [Syrian](/places/syria/)-[Egyptian](/places/egypt/) attack on Yom Kippur.[^1]

Several important recommendations from the commission's secret report were implemented immediately. One key recommendation converted [Mossad](/organizations/mossad/) into the senior intelligence agency, granting it more powers than [Mossad](/organizations/mossad/). As a result, the National Assessment of the immediate security situation became solely the responsibility of the director of [Mossad](/organizations/mossad/).[^1]

A further effect of the recommendations was the creation of the External Relations Department of [Mossad](/organizations/mossad/) (IDF/MI/ERD), built around an existing unit called Foreign Liaison.[^1]

[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.