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Mossad chief Yossi Cohen attends US Independence Day celebrations at the residence of Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, in Herzilya Pituah, Israel, July 3, 2017 (Heidi Levine, Pool via AP)
October 13, 2019, 5:29 pm
Loose lips? Mossad denies its chief gave interview on Iran, killings, ambitions
But spy agency doesn’t dispute Yossi Cohen met with ultra-Orthodox magazine, just says quotes presented ‘out of context’; editor now claims statements were made in ‘closed talks’
By TOI staff
Head of the Mossad Yossi Cohen speaks at a cyber conference at Tel Aviv University on June 24, 2019. (Flash90)
October 11, 2019, 6:21 am
Mossad chief: Iran’s Soleimani ‘knows his assassination is not impossible’
Yossi Cohen also claims Israel could eliminate Hezbollah’s Nasrallah — and he knows it; says Israel conducts hits on Hamas officials abroad ‘without hesitation’
By TOI staff
Yossi Cohen, the head of the Mossad, is seen in a committee meeting at the Israeli parliament on December 8, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 15, 2019, 12:11 pm
Netanyahu sees ambassador to US, Mossad chief as possible successors – report
In rare comment on country’s future leadership, Israel’s longest-serving PM said to list just two candidates, Ron Dermer and Yossi Cohen, neither from Likud
By TOI staff
Yossi Cohen, right, head of the Mossad secret service, raises a toast together with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ahead of the upcoming Jewish New Year at the PM's office in Jerusalem on September 7, 2015. (Haim Zach / GPO)
July 4, 2019, 10:31 pm
Graft probe witness: Mossad chief bought cigars for Netanyahu, wasn’t paid back
Hadas Klein quoted as saying Yossi Cohen, then national security adviser, told her he once purchased NIS 1,800 worth of smokes at PM’s request; wouldn’t do it again
By TOI staff
Oman's Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah attends the 2019 World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa, at the King Hussein Convention Centre at the Dead Sea in Jordan on April 6, 2019. (Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP)
July 2, 2019, 3:57 pm
Oman denies Mossad chief’s claim it’s establishing diplomatic ties with Israel
Muscat says reports of rapprochement with Jerusalem are ‘baseless,’ calls for establishment of Palestinian state
By AFP and TOI staff
Head of the Mossad Yossi Cohen speaks at a cyber conference at Tel Aviv University on June 24, 2019. (Flash90)
July 2, 2019, 4:20 am
Mossad chief declares Israel renewing Oman ties; Foreign Ministry won’t comment
Yossi Cohen says Jerusalem to open foreign ministry office in Muscat amid warming relations with Gulf nations
By AFP and TOI staff
Mojtaba Zolnour, chairman of Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission (YouTube screenshot)
July 1, 2019, 6:02 pm
Iran official: If US attacks, Israel will be destroyed in half an hour
As Tehran breaks the limit set on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium under nuclear deal, top parliamentarian threatens to annihilate Jewish state
By TOI staff and Agencies
Mike Rogers, right, a former director of the NSA and a former head of the US Cyber Command, speaks at Cyber Week conference in Tel Aviv, with Nadav Zafrir, CEO of, Team8 and former commander of IDF's elite 8200 tech unit, June 25, 2019 (Shoshanna Solomon/Times of Israel)
June 25, 2019, 5:56 pm
US, Iran tensions show cyberattacks becoming part of warfare — ex-NSA chief
Speaking at Tel Aviv conference, Mike Rogers says unlike the US, Iran does not limit itself to public sector targets; Mossad head warns connected world makes us more vulnerable
By Shoshanna Solomon
Students protest at an anti-Israel demonstration at the University of California, Irvine. (Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images/JTA)
June 12, 2019, 8:56 am
Mossad involved in Israel’s anti-BDS efforts – report
2018 meeting between Strategic Affairs Minister Erdan and Mossad chief Cohen part of coordination between the two bodies, according to one official
By TOI staff
Shira Raban, a former cleaner at the Prime Ministers Residence, at the Jerusalem District Labor Court on June 11, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
June 11, 2019, 2:44 pm
Woman suing Sara Netanyahu for workplace abuse has her day in court
Lawyer for PM’s wife disputes Shira Raban’s claim she was subjected to unacceptable conditions
By TOI staff
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif gestures during a press conference in Tehran on February 13, 2019 (Atta Kenare/AFP)
February 23, 2019, 3:17 pm
Iran vows ‘surprise’ to counter US sanctions amid reports of new nuke activity
FM Zarif says Tehran seeks to ‘entertain’ Trump as Washington reimposes ‘illegal’ punitive measures
By TOI staff and Agencies
Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of capital Tehran, Iran, April, 9, 2007. (Hasan Sarbakhshian/ AP/File)
February 22, 2019, 8:36 pm
TV report: MI6 spy chief makes secret Israel trip amid new Iran nuclear activity
Channel 13: Alex Younger holds talks with Mossad chief as Iran renews centrifuge production; Israeli assessment: Regime has not yet made political decision to break out to bomb
By TOI staff and Agencies
Mossad chief Yossi Cohen speaks at the launch event for intelligence agency's Libertad Fund on June 27, 2017. (Gershom/GPO)
January 18, 2019, 8:58 pm
Mossad chief’s personal information revealed online — report
Israel hackers discover site, which appears to be based in Lebanon; it also features details on IDF’s Arabic spokesman; personal data of website’s visitors apparently compromised
By TOI staff
Mossad head Yossi Cohen attends a handover ceremony for the position of chief of military intelligence at the Glilot military base, near Tel Aviv, on March 28, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 8, 2019, 7:58 pm
News site claims Mossad head met Saudi, UAE, Egypt intel officials on Gulf visit
Unconfirmed Middle East Eye report says Yossi Cohen agreed with counterparts on measures to counter Iran and Turkey; reportedly said Ankara a bigger threat than Tehran
By TOI staff
Yusuf bin Alawi, Oman's minister responsible for foreign affairs, addresses the 14th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Manama Dialogue in the Bahraini capital Manama on October 27, 2018. (Photo by STR / AFP)
November 2, 2018, 10:24 pm
Netanyahu secretly met Omani FM in Germany — report
Israeli TV says February talks helped pave way for PM’s visit to Muscat; discussion said to have focused on Iran, advancing bilateral ties
By TOI staff
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