As a spymaster running the interrogation centres and secret agents of the feared Shin Bet internal security agency, Yaakov Perry did what he had to do to protect Israel from Arab terrorists.

Last week, elected for the first time as an MP for the new Yesh Atid (There is a Future) party, the 69-year old is preparing himself for one last mission impossible in the service of the Jewish State: making peace between Israelis and Palestinians.