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::The newly appointed deputy is also considered to be exceptionally handsome and is known within the Intelligence Community as "the model."<ref>Ronen Bergman, [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4078264,00.html Mossad chief names new deputy], ynetnews.com, 5 June 2011.</ref> | ::The newly appointed deputy is also considered to be exceptionally handsome and is known within the Intelligence Community as "the model."<ref>Ronen Bergman, [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4078264,00.html Mossad chief names new deputy], ynetnews.com, 5 June 2011.</ref> | ||
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| + | *Barak Ravid, [http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.542877 The odd appointment of Netanyahu's new national security adviser], ''Haaretz'', 22 October 2013. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:17, 22 August 2013
Yossi Cohen is a Mossad officer who was appointed as Israel's next National Security Advisor in August 2013.[1] He was previously known in the Israeli media by the cryptonym 'Y'.[2][3]
According to Yossi Melman, Cohen headed the European section of Tzomet, Mossad's human intelligence-gathering branch until 2005, when he replaced Mossad Officer N as overall head of Tzomet. Melman noted that although Cohen was a skilled collection agent, doubt had been cast on the appointment.
- Some call Y. "a man of all seasons," and note that he abandoned an overseas posting without completing his mission in order to join a high-tech startup headed by a former Mossad man a few years ago, only to return to the Mossad later on.[2]
Cohen was appointed deputy director of Mossad in September 2011, making him a potential successor to director Tamir Pardo. Journalist Ronen Bergman said of him:
- Y. who is in his 50s, is considered a "home grown" appointment, having spent his entire career in the intelligence field in the Mossad.
- The newly appointed deputy is also considered to be exceptionally handsome and is known within the Intelligence Community as "the model."[4]
External resources
- Barak Ravid, The odd appointment of Netanyahu's new national security adviser, Haaretz, 22 October 2013.
Notes
- ↑ Herb Keinon, PM names deputy Mossad head as new National Security council chief, Jerusalem Post, 21 August 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yossi Melman, Returning the Mossad to its basics, Haaretz, 15 November 2005.
- ↑ Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, Veteran Spy-Runner Moves from Mossad to be Netanyahu’s Chief Advisor on National Security — Iran Options Are a Key Focus, Spies Against Armageddon, 21 August 2013.
- ↑ Ronen Bergman, Mossad chief names new deputy, ynetnews.com, 5 June 2011.
