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An investigation details how an ambitious Israeli strategy involving Kurdish militias, covert influence operations and former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad evolved into one of the most far-reaching regime-change plans ever contemplated before
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that Roman Gupman will become the next director of the Mossad has sent ripples across Israel’s political and security establishment. Gupman, who
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to announce his choice for the next Mossad director in the coming days, as the race to succeed outgoing intelligence chief David Barnea enters its final
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Editor’s Note: This column was originally published in The Conversation. We are republishing it as part of our syndication with them. When Israel launched its attacks on Iran in the early morning of
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Editor’s Note: The following excerpts are adapted from an article originally published in Israel Hayom, which profiled the incumbent head of the Mossad. He looks nothing like a spy. David Barnea’s appearance—ordinary,
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by Nil Yossi Cohen’s The Sword of Freedom is far more than an intelligence memoir; it is an erudite dissection of geopolitics, a meditation on destiny, and a confessional reflection on the
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Yossi Cohen, the former head of Mossad, does not conceal his longing to supplant Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel’s next prime minister. Much like Charles de Gaulle, who bided his time in his
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A leaked document dated March 15, 2025, has shed light on an agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA), led by Majed Faraj. According to the document, the PA’s security forces
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by Our Correspondent in Doha In a speech at the annual conference of the Institute for National Security Studies at the Hebrew University of Reichman, Mossad chief David Barnea disclosed details about
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A senior Iranian official Mohammad Javad Zarif has confirmed that Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency was behind a series of sabotage operations targeting Iran’s nuclear enrichment program. This admission sheds new light on
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