The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/meir-dagan/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:03:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Meir Dagan | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/meir-dagan/ 32 32 How Israel nearly failed to spot Syria’s nuclear reactor, from the man who found it https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-israel-nearly-failed-to-spot-syrias-nuclear-reactor-from-the-man-who-found-it/ Sun, 09 Oct 2022 12:06:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2846423 Amnon Sofrin, ex-head of Mossad intelligence, recalls a misguided search, an eventual realization, and the moment he told the PM that Israel faced an immediate existential threat

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]]> Ex-IDF chief: Iran nuclear deal would allow army to focus elsewhere https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-idf-chief-iran-nuclear-deal-would-allow-army-to-focus-elsewhere/ Wed, 09 Jun 2021 19:05:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2561559 Though stressing that Israel must ensure Iran does not attain nuclear weapons, Eisenkot says this would still not amount to an 'existential threat'

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]]> Ex-spymaster: PM bragging about Israeli deeds, abilities broke long-time policy https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-spymaster-netanyahus-bragging-made-mossad-operations-harder/ Wed, 09 Jun 2021 14:27:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2561323 Efraim Halevy accuses PM of self-aggrandizement, notes wryly that Netanyahu practically compared himself to God in recent speech

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]]> Netanyahu allegedly leaked info on Iran to Hollywood mogul Arnon Milchan https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-allegedly-leaked-info-on-iran-to-hollywood-mogul-arnon-milchan/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 08:58:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2426831 According to testimony in PM's graft case, former Shin Bet head made the discovery after the premier sent him to check if the Mossad head had given Milchan the details

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]]> The rise, unrivaled reach and inevitable fiery death of Qassam Soleimani https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-rise-unrivaled-reach-and-inevitable-fiery-death-of-qassam-soleimani/ Sat, 04 Jan 2020 17:08:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2214082&preview=true&preview_id=2214082 Meir Dagan bitterly called him 'a very good friend.' He ran much of 2006 Lebanon War against Israel, enabled Assad's survival, intervened in Iraq. Then Trump okayed an airstrike...

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]]> Israel was a ‘hair’s breadth’ from war with Hezbollah, ex-IDF chief says https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-was-a-hairs-breadth-from-war-with-hezbollah-ex-idf-chief-says/ Mon, 18 Mar 2019 13:26:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2038896 Gadi Eisenkot warns Lebanese terror group remains a serious threat, Iran still wants nuclear weapons

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]]> Top liver transplant surgeon immigrates to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-liver-transplant-surgeon-immigrates-to-israel/ Thu, 16 Aug 2018 10:28:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1909358 Daniel Azoulay, who once operated on former Mossad head Meir Dagan, leaves Paris to join staff of Sheba Medical Center

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]]> Netanyahu: Syrian reactor raid shows Israel won’t let its enemies get nukes https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-syrian-reactor-raid-shows-israel-wont-let-enemies-get-nukes/ Wed, 21 Mar 2018 17:06:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1814903 PM hails 2007 strike, doesn't mention Tehran, but intelligence minister sends direct 'message to Iran': We won't let anybody who threatens to destroy Israel get nuclear capability

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]]> Ex-Mossad chief: Only ‘luck’ corrected ‘intelligence failure’ on Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-mossad-chief-only-luck-corrected-intelligence-failure-on-syria/ Wed, 21 Mar 2018 11:50:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1814605 Tamir Pardo queries Israel's decision, 10 years after blowing up Assad's nuclear reactor, to confirm responsibility for the strike

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]]> How Israel’s leaders use targeted killings to try to ‘stop history’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-israels-leaders-use-targeted-killings-to-try-to-stop-history/ Fri, 26 Jan 2018 07:46:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1777142 Ronen Bergman, author of 'Rise and Kill First,' a revelatory history of Israeli strikes on individual enemies, dissects his discoveries and their often discomfiting implications

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]]> Netanyahu’s threats to attack Iran ‘panicked’ Obama into nuke talks, author says https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahus-threats-to-attack-iran-panicked-obama-into-nuke-talks-author-says/ Fri, 26 Jan 2018 07:46:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1779415 Ronen Bergman, writer of new book on Israel's targeted assassinations, says the prime minister, in his belligerency, helped prompt the very deal he so bitterly opposes

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]]> N. Korea threatens Israel after Liberman calls Kim a madman https://www.timesofisrael.com/n-korea-lashes-out-at-malicious-liberman-for-insulting-leadership/ Sat, 29 Apr 2017 16:09:13 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1609419 Pyongyang slams defense minister's 'malicious' insults, condemns Israel's nuclear policy, accuses Jewish state of 'crimes against humanity'

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]]> Lack of 2 state solution is existential threat to Israel — ex-Mossad chief https://www.timesofisrael.com/no-2-state-solution-is-existential-threat-to-israel-ex-mossad-chief/ Tue, 21 Mar 2017 16:39:01 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1584879 Tamir Pardo says government is burying its head in the sand and acting as if Arabs will someday disappear in some kind of 'miracle'

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]]> IDF chief: Hezbollah commander killed by his own men last year https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-chief-hezbollah-commander-killed-by-his-own-men-last-year/ Tue, 21 Mar 2017 10:04:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1584615 Heads of army, Mossad say Shiite extremism presents biggest threats to Israel's security

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]]> 12 inspiring Jews we bade farewell in 2016 https://www.timesofisrael.com/12-inspiring-jews-we-said-goodbye-to-in-2016/ Fri, 30 Dec 2016 17:30:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1530962 From politicians to performers, the Jewish world lost some of its brightest and best this year

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