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Mossad Chief Barnea announces new deputy director with approval from Prime Minister Netanyahu

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the appointment of A., a candidate with 20 years of experience at the agency, as the new deputy director for the Mossad.

MOSSAD CHIEF David Barnea attends a conference of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in Tel Aviv earlier this year. On Sunday, he met with US envoy Steve Witkoff and a senior Qatari official, says the writer.
Roman Gofman, military secretary to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, waits before a joint press conference of US President Donald Trump and Netanyahu in the State Dining Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands with Maj.-Gen.Roman Gofman.

Netanyahu taps military secretary Roman Gofman as next Mossad chief in surprise move

An silhouette of an intelligence agent with the Mossad logo in the background.

Mossad officer 'G' steps aside amid fallout from October 7 probe


Spy stories: Former Mossad chief talks Iran, nukes and the life of a spy

Shabtai Shavit reveals details of secret meetings, his view on a range of nuclear and defense issues and how he was almost swept up in the Pollard saga.

Missiles and a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran

Ex-IDF intel chief rejects critics, says Syrian reactor never turned ‘hot’

Amos Yadlin pushes back against claims by the former Mossad chief who characterized the delay in identifying the threat as an intelligence failure.

Former IDF chier Amos Yadlin (Left) and former mossad head Tamor Pardo argue over Israel's intelligence on the Syrian nuclear reactor

Ex-Mossad head ranks threats: Internal division, Palestinian conflict beat Iran

Given the opportunity to rank the country's greatest threats, former Mossad Chief Tamir Pardo didn't list Iran as number one.

A DRIVER argues with haredi men as they protest against the detention of members of their community who failed to report to a military recruiting office, in Jerusalem last month. The placard in Hebrew reads, ‘Fans of those imprisoned from the Torah world.’ (

Netanyahu: Israel welcomes US efforts to ignite peace process

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke positively about Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt's upcoming visit to the Middle East and the steps towards peace it may bring.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump at Ben Gurion airport on May 23, 2017

Gabbay asks to drop cooling-off period for security chiefs

The IDF chief of staff, Mossad director, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief and a range of other top security and law enforcement officials are precluded from entering politics for three years.

Israeli Knesset

Ex Mossad chief: Israel's biggest threat is potential civil war, not Iran

"If a society crosses a certain line in its division and hatred, then it is a real possibility to see a phenomenon like a civil war."

Mossad chief Tamir Pardo

Coalition chairman calls Mossad, Shin Bet ‘leftists’

Coalition chairman Bitan: 'Meir Dagan was an extreme right-winger and left the Mossad the opposite. I believe this is a transformation that people in this position undergo.'

Coalition chairman David Biton

Former Mossad chief: Netanyahu is a fear monger, administration will soon come to an end

Halevy served as head of Mossad for three different prime ministers, including Ariel Sharon, Ehud Barak and Benjamin Netanyahu.

Efraim Halevy at JPost Annual Conference

'Israel must only go to war when the sword is up against its throat'

More than anything, Meir Dagan will be remembered as a brave man who did not hesitate to express his opinion, even if it meant that he butted heads with his superiors.

Meir Dagan, former head of Mossad, addresses a rally calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's defeat in the upcoming elections

Netanyahu praises Meir Dagan as ‘courageous fighter, commander’

Legendary Mossad director, identified with efforts to frustrate Iran’s nuclear program, dies after long battle with cancer at the age of 71.

Meir Dagan, former head of Mossad, addresses a rally calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's defeat in the upcoming elections