Haggai Hadas

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Haggai Hadas is a former Mossad officer.[1]

Following the failed assassination attempt Hamas official Khaled Mashaal in Jordan in 1997, Hadas was appointed to command Mossad's "Caesarea" operations branch. he later retired but returned as head of the manpower division, before retiring again in 2005 after being passed over for the post of deputy director.[1]

Hadas may be the Mossad officer described by Amir Oren with the cryptonym 'H':

H. stepped down from his position as department head at the Mossad following Dagan's selection, and returned after a personal request from Sharon..[2]

From 2009 to 2011, Hadas was the Israeli Prime Minister's representative in negotiations to free Gilad Schalit, an Israeli soldier held in captivity by Hamas.[1]

In 2012, he was given a position in charge of dealing with African infiltrators's or migrants.[1]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Yoav Limor, Yori Yalon, Yael Branovsky and Israel Hayom Staff, Former Mossad official to head efforts against African infiltrators, Israel Hayom, 30 August 2012.
  2. Amir Oren, Mossad deputy chief N. quits after spat with boss Dagan, Haaretz, 25 June 2007.