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by RedJohn on March 13th, 2006
No, Mossad has no relationship to Masada.
The name is an abbreviation for the Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations or Ha'mosad le'Bitahon U'le'tafkidim Meyuhadim, which is commonly rendered as Mossad in English. A more detailed description of their role and how they came into being is provided on their website: http://www.mossad.gov.il/ (and, yes, there is an English section).
by rosends on March 13th, 2006
No -- the forterss is, properly, Metzada (fortress) while the Mossad is just the Hebrew word for institute. he words are not connected or spelled the same in Hebrew.
Check the 2 following wiki sites for the hebrew letters and the meanings:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mossad
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masada
by Twisted Taco on April 11th, 2009
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by Corgingus on March 20th, 2009
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by Anonymous on March 20th, 2009
I haven't heard of that connection before. Since I've been to Masada on tour, I think they would have told us that.
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