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[[Efraim Halevi]] was Director of Israel's [[Mossad]] intelligence agency from 1998 to 2002.<ref>[http://www.mossad.gov.il/Eng/About/Directors.aspx About Us - Directors], Mossad, accessed 4 August 2009.</ref> | [[Efraim Halevi]] was Director of Israel's [[Mossad]] intelligence agency from 1998 to 2002.<ref>[http://www.mossad.gov.il/Eng/About/Directors.aspx About Us - Directors], Mossad, accessed 4 August 2009.</ref> | ||
| − | Halevi is a nephew of Sir [[Isaiah Berlin]].<ref>Uzi Mahnaimi, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7034933.ece Meir Dagan: the mastermind behind Mossad's secret war], Sunday Times, 21 February 2010.</ref> | + | Halevi is reportedly a nephew of Sir [[Isaiah Berlin]].<ref>Uzi Mahnaimi, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7034933.ece Meir Dagan: the mastermind behind Mossad's secret war], Sunday Times, 21 February 2010.</ref> |
According to the ''Sunday Times'', Halevi's tenure as Mossad chief contrasted with that of his successor, [[Meir Dagan]]: | According to the ''Sunday Times'', Halevi's tenure as Mossad chief contrasted with that of his successor, [[Meir Dagan]]: | ||
::Halevy was dubbed the “cocktail man” for his long chats with foreign diplomats. He shrank from brutal covert operations. Eventually the then prime minister, [[Ariel Sharon]], removed him and appointed Dagan in his place.<ref>Uzi Mahnaimi, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7034933.ece Meir Dagan: the mastermind behind Mossad's secret war], Sunday Times, 21 February 2010.</ref> | ::Halevy was dubbed the “cocktail man” for his long chats with foreign diplomats. He shrank from brutal covert operations. Eventually the then prime minister, [[Ariel Sharon]], removed him and appointed Dagan in his place.<ref>Uzi Mahnaimi, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7034933.ece Meir Dagan: the mastermind behind Mossad's secret war], Sunday Times, 21 February 2010.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Publications== | ||
| + | *[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/opinion/to-weaken-iran-start-with-syria.html?_r=1 Iran’s Achilles’ Heel], ''New York Times'', 7 February 2012. | ||
| + | *[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f6c69ea4-2f3c-11e2-b88b-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2Ces106Rz Israel needs a Gaza strategy more than war], FT.com, 18 November 2012. | ||
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| + | ==External resources== | ||
| + | *Yossi Melman, [http://articles.latimes.com/1998/mar/08/opinion/op-26715 A Civilian Takes on the Mossad], ''Los Angeles Times'',8 March 1998. | ||
| + | *Jasmin Ramsay, [http://www.lobelog.com/former-mossad-chief-nuclear-iran-not-existential-threat-prevention-not-necessarily-by-means-of-force/ Former Mossad Chief: Nuclear Iran Not Existential Threat, Prevention Not “Necessarily By Means Of Force”], ''Lobelog'', 1 September 2012. | ||
| + | *Laura Rozen, [http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2012/al-monitor/israelsecurityiran.html Former Israeli Spymaster: We Need To Talk to Iran], ''Al Monitor'', 21 October 2012. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 03:45, 28 March 2013
Efraim Halevi was Director of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency from 1998 to 2002.[1]
Halevi is reportedly a nephew of Sir Isaiah Berlin.[2]
According to the Sunday Times, Halevi's tenure as Mossad chief contrasted with that of his successor, Meir Dagan:
- Halevy was dubbed the “cocktail man” for his long chats with foreign diplomats. He shrank from brutal covert operations. Eventually the then prime minister, Ariel Sharon, removed him and appointed Dagan in his place.[3]
Publications
- Iran’s Achilles’ Heel, New York Times, 7 February 2012.
- Israel needs a Gaza strategy more than war, FT.com, 18 November 2012.
External resources
- Yossi Melman, A Civilian Takes on the Mossad, Los Angeles Times,8 March 1998.
- Jasmin Ramsay, Former Mossad Chief: Nuclear Iran Not Existential Threat, Prevention Not “Necessarily By Means Of Force”, Lobelog, 1 September 2012.
- Laura Rozen, Former Israeli Spymaster: We Need To Talk to Iran, Al Monitor, 21 October 2012.
Notes
- ↑ About Us - Directors, Mossad, accessed 4 August 2009.
- ↑ Uzi Mahnaimi, Meir Dagan: the mastermind behind Mossad's secret war, Sunday Times, 21 February 2010.
- ↑ Uzi Mahnaimi, Meir Dagan: the mastermind behind Mossad's secret war, Sunday Times, 21 February 2010.
