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| − | '''Naftali Granot''' is a former [[Mossad]] officer who was the agency's deputy director from 2005 until he resigned in 2007. He later went into business, and in 2017 became a director of the Israeli interception company [[Ability Inc]].<ref name="SEC2018">Ability Inc., [https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652866/000121390018016348/ff12018a3_abilityinc.htm Form F-1 registration statement] ''US Securities and Exchange Commission'', 20 November 2018.</ref> His career matches that of the Mossad deputy chief referred to in the Israeli media by the initial '''N'''.<ref name="Oren250607">Amir Oren, [https://www.haaretz.com/2007-06-25/ty-article/mossad-deputy-chief-n-quits-after-spat-with-boss-dagan/0000017f-f516-d5bd-a17f-f73e87c30000 Mossad Deputy Chief N. Quits After Spat With Boss Dagan] ''Haaretz'', 25 June 2007.</ref> | + | '''Naftali Granot''' is a former [[Mossad]] officer who was the agency's deputy director from 2005 until he resigned in 2007.<ref name="Oren2009">Amir Oren, [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/deputy-mossad-chief-resigns-amid-apparent-internal-squabbles-1.278986 Deputy Mossad chief resigns amid apparent internal squabbles], ''Haaretz'', 29 June 2009 (date as given on the earlier version of this page).</ref> He later went into business, and in 2017 became a director of the Israeli interception company [[Ability Inc]].<ref name="SEC2018">Ability Inc., [https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652866/000121390018016348/ff12018a3_abilityinc.htm Form F-1 registration statement] ''US Securities and Exchange Commission'', 20 November 2018.</ref> His career matches that of the Mossad deputy chief referred to in the Israeli media by the initial '''N'''.<ref name="Oren250607">Amir Oren, [https://www.haaretz.com/2007-06-25/ty-article/mossad-deputy-chief-n-quits-after-spat-with-boss-dagan/0000017f-f516-d5bd-a17f-f73e87c30000 Mossad Deputy Chief N. Quits After Spat With Boss Dagan] ''Haaretz'', 25 June 2007.</ref> |
== Military and Mossad career == | == Military and Mossad career == | ||
Latest revision as of 19:39, 19 October 2026
Former deputy director of the Mossad
| Naftali Granot
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| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Former intelligence officer; businessman |
| Known for | Deputy director of the Mossad (2005–2007); director of Ability Inc |
Naftali Granot is a former Mossad officer who was the agency's deputy director from 2005 until he resigned in 2007.[1] He later went into business, and in 2017 became a director of the Israeli interception company Ability Inc.[2] His career matches that of the Mossad deputy chief referred to in the Israeli media by the initial N.[3]
Military and Mossad career
Ability Inc's 2018 SEC filing states that Granot served in the Israel Defense Forces Special Forces and retired as a major. He joined the Mossad in 1982 as a field operative, was made head of "a certain division of the organization" in 2002 and deputy director in 2005, and retired in 2007.[2]
Head of Tzomet
N is a former head of Tzomet, Mossad's agent-running department. During this time, he had difficult relations with Mossad chief Meir Dagan because of Dagan's demand for quicker agent recruitment.[4]
Deputy head of Mossad
N was nevertheless appointed deputy head of Mossad in 2005. At the time Haaretz intelligence correspondent Yossi Melman reported that doubt could be cast on the appointment because some of his colleagues said that N. was "wily and manipulative", but added that he was a skilled collection agent.[4]
Amir Oren wrote in 2007 of N's record:
- In recent years N. excelled in two particular tasks he was assigned - the diplomatic efforts against Iran's nuclear ambitions, and intelligence on Hezbollah. Under N. the relations between Mossad and the IDF also improved. Traditionally, the relationship between the Mossad and Military Intelligence has been tense.
- The working relations between Dagan and N. had been considered to be good, but they hit a wall of late. Last week the Mossad head and his deputy concluded that they can no longer continue performing as a team.[3]
N was seen as a potential successor to Meir Dagan until this falling-out led to his resignation in 2007. According to Amir Oren, accounts differed over whether Dagan or N himself initiated his departure.[3]
Business career
According to the SEC filing, after leaving the Mossad Granot became chief executive of an Israeli subsidiary of the Bronfman-Fisher group and did business in Africa and China. This included obtaining a mining licence for the Canadian firm Tau Capital and representing Israeli security companies.[2]
He joined the board of Ability Inc, which sells cellular and satellite interception and geolocation systems, on 5 July 2017, and chaired its nominating committee. Former Unit 8200 commander Yair Cohen joined the board later that month.[2]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Amir Oren, Deputy Mossad chief resigns amid apparent internal squabbles, Haaretz, 29 June 2009 (date as given on the earlier version of this page).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ability Inc., Form F-1 registration statement US Securities and Exchange Commission, 20 November 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Amir Oren, Mossad Deputy Chief N. Quits After Spat With Boss Dagan Haaretz, 25 June 2007.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Yossi Melman, Returning the Mossad to Its Basics Haaretz, 15 November 2005.