Mossad
Israeli-media coverage mentioning Mossad, translated into English and compared across sources. 48 recent stories.
Nationalist group urges faster rollout of Gaza emigration plan
Nationalist Hope welcomed Israel’s reported decision to have the Mossad, under Roman Gofman, lead implementation of a Gaza emigration plan. The group called for an urgent follow-u…
Inside the Week in Haredi Politics, Weddings, and Celebrity Sightings
The week was dominated by haredi protests over draft-arrested yeshiva students, alongside major political meetings and many wedding and media sightings. Rabbi Shalom Ber Sorotzkin…
Iran Threatens Israel Over Lebanon as Reports of Israeli Pullback Are Denied
Iran’s Quds Force chief Ismail Qaani threatened Israel over Lebanon, while Defense Minister Israel Katz linked Iranian funding to regional proxy attacks. Reports that Israel withd…
Bennett Says He Would Remove Illegal Outposts, Push a New Regional Vision
Naftali Bennett said he is running to replace Israel’s government and warned that defeat would put the country in danger. In a wide-ranging interview, he laid out a plan for illeg…
Katz Says Israel Aims to Develop Offensive Strike Capability From Space
Defense Minister Israel Katz told a security conference in Jerusalem that Israel will expand its defense budget by 350 billion shekels over the next decade. He said the strategic…
Did Italy Quietly Support the U.S. Campaign Against Iran?
Italy is under pressure after NATO chief Mark Rutte said 500 U.S. flights used Italian bases during the war against Iran. Rome denies any military support beyond routine technical…
Gaza Residents Plan Rare Anti-Hamas Protests After More Than a Year of Silence
Anti-Hamas protests are expected in the Gaza Strip tomorrow under the hashtag "June 26 Revolution." An organizer said Gazans are behind the demonstrations despite threats from Ham…
Former Mossad Chief Says Iran Nuclear Archive Raid Was Rehearsed in Africa
Yossi Cohen said Mossad trained for the 2018 Iran nuclear archive raid at a replica site in Africa. He said the operation involved about 800 people, lasted 6 hours and 29 minutes…
Designated government information chief once led unit behind Telegram influence campaign
Reserve Lt. Col. Noam Shapira, the expected new head of Israel’s Government Information Headquarters, previously commanded the unit behind a Telegram influence campaign against Is…
IDF Chief’s Exclusion of Yigal Levinstein Sparks Protest from Religious Zionist Leaders
Tensions between the IDF and religious Zionist leaders escalated after Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir excluded Rabbi Yigal Levinstein from a meeting on integrating yeshiva students int…
Former Mossad Officer Says the Agency Kept Operating Normally After Gofman’s Appointment
Former Mossad officer Avner Avraham said Roman Gofman’s appointment as Mossad chief has not interrupted the agency’s operations. He said Gofman’s outside advisers have security cl…
Shin Bet Chief Cancels Pride Month Events and Freezes LGBT Unit Budget
David Zini, the head of Israel’s Shin Bet, has canceled the agency’s annual Pride Month event and zeroed out the budget for its LGBT unit. The move, reported Tuesday night, has tr…
Reported Israel-Lebanon talks may address Ron Arad remains
Reported Israel-Lebanon talks set to resume today may include a proposal to exchange Lebanese prisoners for Ron Arad’s remains. The story follows an earlier Israeli special forces…
Prosecutors Await Mossad Security Opinion in Qatargate Probe
Israeli prosecutors are awaiting a Mossad security opinion that may determine whether Yonatan Urich, Eli Feldstein and Shlomo Einhorn face security charges in the Qatargate case…
Bennett? no. Article criticizes Justice Isaac Amit over Supreme Court appointments battle
A commentary on a High Court hearing about the Judicial Selection Committee accuses Supreme Court Justice Isaac Amit of defending a closed judicial power structure. It says the di…
Shin Bet Chief Warns of a Potential Future Attack on Eilat
Shin Bet chief David Zini has reportedly ordered Eilat placed at the top of the agency’s security priorities, warning in closed meetings that the city could face a future “October…
Mossad chief Roman Gofman sparks turmoil with outside advisers and new review
Roman Gofman’s first moves as Mossad chief include hiring five outside advisers, ordering another independent October 7 inquiry, and reconsidering the agency’s priorities. The ste…
Satirical segment mocks Supreme Court chief over separation of powers
A satirical Srigum video ridicules Supreme Court Chief Justice Yitzhak Amit while the court hears petitions against the Basic Law: Judiciary. The segment claims Amit is acting acr…
Israeli Docuseries Examines Tensions Between Elected Leaders and Security Chiefs
Channel 14 will air a four-part docuseries, "Generals' Rebellion," Monday through Thursday at 10:30 p.m. Based on Erez Tadmor's book, it argues that senior security officials in I…
Satirical ‘Dictators’ Party Mocks Israeli Political Rhetoric
This satirical article invents a “Dictators Party” to mock Israeli political rhetoric about power, protest, media control, and discrimination. It strings together real quotes from…
Poll Finds Most Israelis Want Netanyahu Out of Politics
A Channel 12 poll found that 59% of Israelis think Benjamin Netanyahu should not run in the next election. The survey also showed Nir Barkat leading as a possible Likud successor…
Mystery Surrounds Death of Iranian AI Researcher in France
PRESSTV says Iranian AI researcher Dr. Ali Ahsanian died in Nice in late March in a suspected Mossad killing. French authorities have not confirmed foul play, while Iran says its…
Trump’s Iran Deal Leaves Netanyahu Exposed and Pressured on Lebanon
An Israeli analysis says Donald Trump has shifted from backing Benjamin Netanyahu’s Iran strategy to pressing him for concessions. The biggest dispute now centers on Lebanon, wher…
Obama Criticizes Trump’s Iran Policy, Says U.S. Is Worse Off Than Before
Barack Obama criticized Donald Trump’s Iran policy, saying the U.S. is now worse off than before and that leaving the 2015 nuclear deal helped Iran advance its nuclear capability…
A Northern Command general bids farewell to Lt. Col. Dor Ben Shimchon after Lebanon fighting death
Maj. Gen. Uri Gordin eulogized Lt. Col. Dor Ben Shimchon at his burial in Kibbutz Beit Hashita after Ben Shimchon was killed in southern Lebanon. The IDF has not yet determined wh…
‘License to Kill for a Handful of Dollars’: How Netanyahu’s Iran Gamble Ended in Failure
The article says Netanyahu’s strategy on Iran ended in a humiliating US-Iran deal that strengthened Tehran and left Israel isolated. It blames him for helping bring about Iran’s n…
Iran Targets Azerbaijan’s Jewish War Hero Amid Rising Tensions with Israel
Iran has mounted an online campaign against Azerbaijani Jewish war hero Albert Agarunov, as tensions with Israel deepen. Azerbaijan has rejected related claims that its territory…
White House Says Vance Delayed Switzerland Trip for Iran Talks
The White House said Vice President JD Vance delayed his trip to Switzerland for planned talks with Iran, citing logistical issues. Iran also postponed its delegation’s travel, wh…
ICC to Vote on Ousting Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan Amid Misconduct Probe
The ICC will vote on July 24 on whether to remove chief prosecutor Karim Khan after an oversight report found credible misconduct allegations. Khan allegedly claimed the case was…
Israel Won Major Battlefield Gains Against Iran, but the Diplomacy Left It Weaker
Israel’s June 2025 campaign inflicted major damage on Iran’s nuclear, missile, and military-industrial systems, but the U.S.-brokered ceasefire left Tehran stronger politically an…
Netanyahu Claimed He Saved Israel From Annihilation, But the Iranian Nuclear Threat Remains
Netanyahu said on June 15, 2026 that Israel had been saved from Iranian annihilation. The article argues that Iran’s nuclear danger remains, and that Netanyahu’s own policies help…
Obama opens presidential center in Chicago amid renewed fight over Iran deal
Barack Obama opened his presidential center in Chicago while defending the 2015 Iran nuclear deal after the Biden administration’s renewed diplomacy revived the issue. The star-pa…
Former Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen Reveals Details of Major Covert Operations and Blasts October 7 Failure
Yossi Cohen said Mossad’s covert operations helped stop Iran from reaching nuclear weapons, including the theft of its nuclear archive and sabotage inside Iran. In a Le Point inte…
Declassified Knesset records show Rabin warned months before Entebbe hijacking
The Knesset Archive has declassified committee minutes showing that Yitzhak Rabin warned in March 1976 about a possible hijacking-for-prisoners scheme involving detainees in Kenya…
Yoram Ettinger: Past US-Israel clashes were far harsher than today’s tensions
Yoram Ettinger told Channel 7 that recent U.S.-Israel tensions are mild compared with past clashes. He cited multiple cases, from Ben-Gurion to Netanyahu, where Israeli defiance o…
Netanyahu Holds First Working Meeting With Mossad Chief Roman Gofman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met for the first time in a working session with Mossad chief Roman Gofman. The meeting took place at Mossad headquarters.
Knesset Debates Tally Gotliv Immunity Removal as Edelstein Backs Move
The Knesset debated stripping Likud MK Tally Gotliv’s immunity, with Yuli Edelstein announcing support for the move. The case is tied to claims that she exposed sensitive security…
Edelstein Says He Will Back Lifting Gottlieb’s Immunity Over Intelligence Concerns
Yuli Edelstein said he will vote to lift Tally Gotliv’s immunity in the Knesset. He said the real issue is protecting the anonymity of intelligence and security personnel, not a p…
Trump and Netanyahu Bet on Iran, and the Fallout Now Threatens Both of Them
The article says Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu both bet on a victory over Iran and lost. It argues Trump has time to recover, but Netanyahu now faces immediate political and…
Judge: Tally Gotliv Has No Immunity in Defamation Suit Over Shin Bet Partner Exposure
The Lod District Court ruled that MK Tally Gotliv lacks immunity against the civil defamation claims tied to exposing a Shin Bet officer’s identity, while protecting her criticism…
Tali Gottlieb Says Most of Shikma Bressler’s Libel Suit Was Rejected
Tali Gottlieb said a District Court mostly dismissed Shikma Bressler’s defamation suit against her on parliamentary-immunity grounds. She said only two issues remain for further f…
Security Officials Fear Netanyahu Is Deciding Alone
Israeli security officials fear Benjamin Netanyahu is making key decisions with too little advice around him. They also say Israel must push the U.S. on Lebanon, pursue peace talk…
Court Limits Talie Gottlieb’s Immunity in Shimka Bresler Libel Suit
The Tel Aviv District Court partially denied MK Talie Gottlieb immunity in a civil libel suit filed by protest activist Shimka Bresler. The court protected some opinion-based crit…
Fact Check: Netanyahu’s Iran victory claims clash with unresolved threats
Benjamin Netanyahu presented the war with Iran as a major triumph and said he had removed an immediate existential threat. The article counters that the U.S.-Iran deal leaves key…
Lieberman Dismisses Reported Mossad Iran Plan as Disorganized
Avigdor Lieberman criticized reported Mossad efforts to undermine Iran’s regime, calling them disorganized and insufficient. He said the agency should focus only on regime change…
Liberman Says Israel Should Task the Mossad With Toppling Iran's Regime
Avigdor Liberman said Israel should respond to Iran by having the Mossad work to topple the regime. In a Radio 103FM interview, he also warned the emerging US-Iran deal would leav…
Alarm Grows That Iran Could Race Toward a Bomb Within Two Months
Israeli experts warn Iran could use the next 60 days of nuclear talks to race toward a bomb. They say Tehran already has enough highly enriched uranium for about 12.5 weapons, whi…
Israel Urged Not to Dismiss Its Covert Edge as Iran Deal Advances
The article says a looming Iran deal could leave Tehran with dangerous nuclear and missile capabilities, but Israel is not helpless. It argues that covert Israeli operations have…