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Ex-Mossad chief calls cash gift from James Packer an ‘honest mistake’

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Published: 15 June 2021

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Yossi Cohen tells TV interview he would return the money, and signals Israel’s involvement in Iran nuclear attacks; Ex-Mossad No. 2 criticises spymaster’s ‘arrogant’ interview

Ex-Mossad No. 2 criticises former spymaster for revealing interview: ‘Arrogance’ (Times of Israel)
‘We’ve committed the sin of arrogance in recent years,’ Ram Ben-Barak says after Yossi Cohen, who stepped down last week, gave highly specific details on agency’s ops against Iran

Ex-Mossad chief Cohen calls cash gift from Australian billionaire 'honest mistake' (Haaretz)
After a Haaretz exposé revealed Cohen took thousands of dollars from James Packer, the ex-Mossad chief tells TV program 'Uvda' that he would return the money; Cohen also describes Mossad nabbing of Iranian nuclear files, but insists he did not decide to go public with them

Ex-Mossad chief signals Israel culpability for Iran attacks (Guardian)
Yossi Cohen reveals details of Iran nuclear program attacks in interview timed to support Netanyahu

Iran blasts ex-Mossad chief for ‘threatening our nuclear scientists’ (Times of Israel)
Iranian mission to the UN accuses Yossi Cohen of ‘lawlessness’ after TV interview in which he detailed Israeli efforts against Tehran’s nuclear program

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Putin says report Russia to sell Iran advanced spy satellite is ‘garbage’ (Times of Israel)
Israeli officials express concern following report of sale in Washington Post, amid fears move will dramatically enhance Tehran’s ability to track Israeli bases and targets

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