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Thursday, May 14, 2026
High Court: New info from AG on Gofman will not change our decisions
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter
The High Court of Justice says the new information the Attorney General’s Office provided regarding petitions against Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman’s appointment as Mossad chief will not change the decisions it has already issued on the matter.
It says, however, that Gofman can submit a response to the new information if he so wishes, and may file it by 10 a.m. tomorrow.
The Attorney General’s Office submitted new information earlier today which it said was relevant to the petitions against Gofman, information it said should have been presented to the court by the incoming Mossad chief himself.
After a hearing for the petitions on Tuesday, the court ordered that all documentation reviewed by the Senior Appointments Advisory Committee, which recommended that Gofman be appointed as Mossad chief, be submitted to the court.
It also ordered a former brigadier general in military intelligence to file an affidavit to the court regarding what he knew about Gofman’s knowledge of a controversial social media influence operation carried out under Gofman’s authority as head of the IDF’s 210th Division in 2022. This incident lies at the heart of the petitions against the appointment.
Hebrew media has reported that the information the Attorney General’s Office submitted related to comments made by Gofman regarding the military intelligence officer in question, who is now working for the Mossad and who will be under Gofman’s authority if his appointment is approved.
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