Yossi Cohen
Yossi Cohen said he faced powerful opposition from other security services when he tried to assume control of intelligence operations for the Gaza Strip before Oct. 7, 2023.
“Do not blink in the closure, do not blink in the blockade. Bringing water into the Gaza Strip was the first blink in Israel’s policy,” says Yossi Cohen.
“The Iranian regime is lying to the whole world, and we proved it when we brought thousands of documents from the Iranian archives,” said former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen.
And if they were, former Mossad director Yossi Cohen asserted that Israel must stop it on its own.
David Barnea, a father of four, will officially take office on June 1.
Mossad director Yossi Cohen: “A lot of very good people worked on this for a great many years. It didn’t start yesterday.”
A larger Israeli delegation is said to have been delayed due to disputes over its composition, with the Israeli Foreign Ministry looking for a greater role.
Yossi Cohen was asked to extend his term in office by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and will remain in office until June 2021.
Speaking at the Herzliya Conference, Mossad chief Yossi Cohen revealed new details about the Israeli operation to secure the Iranian nuclear archive that the world learned about—a development that changed attitudes towards Tehran.
