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Collage: Israeli National Security Council chairman Meir Ben-Shabbat (right), and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. (Flash90, AP)
February 12, 2021, 11:31 pm
Israeli, US national security advisers talk Iran in 2nd phone call in weeks
Discussion comes as Netanyahu taps Meir Ben-Shabbat to lead talks with Washington on Iran amid concerns US heading back to nuclear deal
By Jacob Magid
Israeli National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat during a ceremony before boarding an El Al plane to Bahrain to sign a series of bilateral agreements between Jerusalem and Manama, at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel October18, 2020. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL via FLASH90)
February 12, 2021, 2:46 pm
Report: PM to tap national security adviser to lead nuclear deal talks with US
Meir Ben-Shabbat expected to hold discussions with Biden administration, world powers and regional partners, Walla reports, adding Netanyahu to convene strategy meeting soon
By TOI staff
Mossad chief Yossi Cohen speaks at a Tel Aviv University cyber conference on June 24, 2019. (Flash90)
January 31, 2021, 7:09 pm
Mossad head says IDF chief ‘irresponsible’ for panning US on Iran policy: report
Hitting back, defense source says spy agency leader doesn’t have exclusive say on Iranian nuclear threat, should not be defaming army’s top officer in public
By TOI staff
Head of the Mossad Yossi Cohen speaks at a cyber conference at Tel Aviv University on June 24, 2019. (Flash90)
January 30, 2021, 1:16 am
Mossad head to visit US next month to meet White House officials — report
Yossi Cohen may meet Biden during trip, will likely push against Iran rapprochement in talks with CIA chief, US national security adviser, TV report says
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yossi Cohen at a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, October 15, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 23, 2021, 9:43 pm
TV: Mossad chief to meet Biden, set out terms for overhaul of Iran nuclear deal
Key Netanyahu colleague will be 1st top Israeli to meet US president, report says; will specify what Israel believes are core commitments Iran must make if US to reenter accord
By TOI staff
Left: US President-elect Joe Biden on January 14, 2021, in Wilmington, Delaware (AP Photo/Matt Slocum); Right: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a meeting in Tehran, Iran, December 9, 2020. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
January 16, 2021, 9:13 pm
Report: Biden team already holding talks with Iran on US return to nuclear deal
Channel 12 says officials in the incoming administration have updated Israel on the deliberations, as wary Jerusalem pushes for a broader accord
By TOI staff
This Sunday, Feb. 26, 2006 file photo, shows a reactor building of the Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
January 13, 2021, 9:28 pm
Netanyahu said forming team for talks with Biden on Iranian nuclear program
Group will include security, intelligence, energy officials and may be led by Mossad chief Yossi Cohen, report says
By TOI staff
This combination of photos shows US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) and Mossad chief Yossi Cohen. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP and Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 13, 2021, 1:28 pm
US official: Israel carried out Syria strikes using American intelligence
Intel official tells AP overnight raids targeted warehouses used to store Iranian weapons; says Pompeo and Mossad chief discussed the attack during meeting at DC restaurant
By AP and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and head of the Mossad Yossi Cohen during a toast ceremony for the Jewish New Year on October 2, 2017 (Haim Zach/GPO)
December 24, 2020, 2:06 pm
Vetting panel approves deputy Mossad head as spy agency’s next chief
Candidate, identified only by the Hebrew initial ‘Dalet,’ will take over as spymaster from the PM’s confidant Yossi Cohen in June
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Mossad head Yossi Cohen during a toast for the Jewish New Year on October 2, 2017. (Haim Zach/GPO)
December 15, 2020, 3:35 pm
Netanyahu taps deputy Mossad head as spy agency’s next chief; doesn’t tell Gantz
The nominee, identified only by the Hebrew initial ‘Dalet,’ will take over as spymaster for the PM’s confidant Yossi Cohen if approved
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yossi Cohen at a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, October 15, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
December 2, 2020, 6:30 am
Why Mossad’s Yossi Cohen, shadow warrior against Iran, is PM’s chosen successor
Spy chief widely seen behind killing of Iran’s nuclear weapons chief is a trusted Netanyahu loyalist, and his preferred choice to steer Israel through the coming regional chaos
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Palestinians prepare to set fire to an Israeli flag and portraits of US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a protest at the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip, April 13, 2018. (AFP/Thomas Coex)
November 23, 2020, 2:21 pm
Arab MKs condemn Netanyahu’s Saudi visit, warn it could spark war
Joint List lawmakers, who also opposed normalization with UAE and Bahrain, claim Trump and PM have ‘nothing to lose’; Hamas demands explanation from Riyadh
By TOI staff
Benny Gantz (left) and Gabi Ashkenazi of the Blue and White party arrive to give a joint a statement in Tel Aviv on February 21, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
November 23, 2020, 2:08 pm
Gantz, Ashkenazi said kept in dark about Saudi Arabia trip
Defense and foreign ministers decline to comment on reports of historic meeting between Israeli PM and Mohammad bin Salman, and on claims they weren’t told ahead of time
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Mossad head Yossi Cohen during a toast for the Jewish New Year on October 2, 2017. (Haim Zach/GPO)
November 23, 2020, 9:42 am
Netanyahu, Mossad chief fly to Saudi, hold first known meet with crown prince
Groundbreaking meeting said held in presence of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is seeking to persuade Riyadh to normalize ties with Jerusalem
By TOI staff
Palestinians in the southern Gaza city of Rafah prepare balloon-borne incendiary devices to be launched toward Israel on August 8, 2020. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
October 11, 2020, 3:02 pm
Israel and Hamas said to reach agreement for 6-month ceasefire
According to report, deal brokered by Mossad head, COGAT includes $100 million from Qatar to Gaza terror group; local leaders in Israel’s south angered by lack of long-term quiet
By TOI staff
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