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Where is the Mossad in the shadows of Israel-US joint strikes on Iran? - analysis

No one knows what the Mossad is doing at this moment - but there is little question that its agents are, behind the scenes, at the eye of the storm.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu climbs out after a visit inside the Rahav, the fifth submarine in the fleet, after it arrived in Haifa's port

From submarines to Oct. 7, Israel pays the price of governing in the dark - opinion

Yossi Cohen is interviewed by Yonah Jeremy Bob at The Jerusalem Post conference in 2021.

Inside the mind of Yossi Cohen: A Mossad chief’s adventure into the shadows - exclusive

United Hatzalah's Miami Gala

From Hamas to Hatzalah: Freed hostage Bar Kupershtein inducted as EMT at United Hatzalah Miami Gala


Israel keeping Hamas leaders alive is a political decision - former Mossad head

Yossi Cohen also expressed strong support for disengagement from Gaza, saying he was in favor of a total disengagement. 

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'It's puzzling:' Former Mossad chief blasts Netanyahu's treatment of Qatar

Former Mossad head Yossi Cohen warned that "Qatar would escape from the negotiating table, and we would be left without effective mediating."

 Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen with then-Mossad director Yossi Cohen at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, Israel on October 15, 2015

Former Mossad head gives candid interview, talks Netanyahu, Hamas

Former Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen discusses his relationship with Netanyahu, clarifies rumors about a Qatar trip, and refrains from predicting Nasrallah's next moves.

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Who is really at the helm of Israel's hostage release efforts? - analysis

The IDF said there were top civilian minds from the hi-tech community, some of whom are reservists, along with the police and other civilian teams that were working with them on the issue.

 People gather in front of the United Nations Headquarters in Jerusalem demanding for action to be taken to return the hostages kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7 attacks, in Jerusalem November 13, 2023.

Ex-Mossad head to 'Post': We must find every Iranian involved in Oct. 7 massacre

ISRAEL AT WAR: Former Mossad head Yossi Cohen speaks exclusively with The Jerusalem Post on his thought about a post-Oct. 7 Israel.

 FORMER MOSSAD head Yossi Cohen: I have to say with a great sense of sorrow this is not only about what Israel wants or declares.

Former Mossad head: Chase down Iranians involved in Oct. 7 attacks

Ex-Mossad head Yossi Cohen said that while he does not know if the Iranians had prior knowledge of the Hamas attack, they were updated after it took place.

Former Mossad head Yossi Cohen at a ceremony for Incoming Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevi, in HaKirya base in Tel Aviv, January 16, 2023

Past, present Mossad leadership makes secret trip to Qatar

The details, and any potential results, of Barnea and Cohen's trip to Qatar have not yet been revealed.

 Head of Mossad David Barnea attends the state ceremony marking 50 years since the Yom Kippur War.

Former Mossad head urges Israel to refrain from criticizing Qatar, due to influence on Hamas

The former Mossad chief stressed that "to release or receive all abductees, effective intermediaries are crucial."

Former Mossad head Yossi Cohen at a ceremony for Incoming Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevi, in HaKirya base in Tel Aviv, January 16, 2023

Two close PM advisers, ex-Mossad, and NSC chiefs call for pause to legislation

As of Saturday night, over 10,000 reservists and around 1,194 air force reservists were claiming they would quit their roles if Netanyahu does not stop the reasonability clause repeal.

 Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen with then-Mossad director Yossi Cohen at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, Israel on October 15, 2015

Ex-Mossad chief Yossi Cohen to lead IDF's Widows and Orphans division

"This organization represents the sacred values of the State of Israel in my eyes," Cohen stated on his commitment to the group.

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen speaks at the IDF Widows and Orphans new headquarters' opening, June 24, 2023.