To understand the weight of Yousef’s defection, one must first understand his lineage. Mosab Hassan Yousef is not merely a soldier; he is royalty within the ranks of Hamas. He is the eldest son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a co-founder of Hamas and its top political leader in the West Bank.
: For nearly a decade (1997–2007), Yousef served as a top informant for Israel’s domestic security agency, The Code Name : He was known by the operational code name " Green Prince Son Of Hamas
Because his life was in imminent danger from Hamas, the Shin Bet arranged for him to flee the West Bank. He was flown to the United States, where he was eventually granted political asylum. In 2008, he walked into a small church in San Diego and was baptized. He later changed his name to "Joseph" to hide his identity, though his memoirs bear his original name. To understand the weight of Yousef’s defection, one