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Former Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen Details Intelligence Successes and Criticizes UK PM's Stance on Israel
Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen praised Israeli-British intelligence cooperation and criticized UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham's stance on Israel. He revealed long-term operations against Hezbollah, admitted intelligence failures before the October 7 Hamas attack, and discussed psychological tactics against Iran.
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- 01Yossi Cohen highlighted strong Israeli-British intelligence cooperation thwarting many UK terror attacks.
- 02He sharply criticized UK PM Andy Burnham's criticism of Israel's Gaza war conduct.
- 03The Hezbollah communication sabotage operation was developed over 25 years using human and tech intelligence.
- 04Cohen admitted Israeli intelligence lacked human intel before the October 7 Hamas attack.
- 05He described psychological operations against Iranian nuclear scientists, including sending warning flowers.
- 06Cohen will not run in the October Israeli elections but left open future political possibilities.
Cohen ruled out running in the upcoming Israeli elections but did not dismiss future political involvement.
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