A secretive Israeli team of contractors operating from the central city of Modiin was unveiled Wednesday as a global source of successful disinformation campaigns that has meddled in elections and commercial disputes in dozens of countries around the world. Tal Hanan, 50, a former special forces operative who goes by the pseudonym “Jorge,” was named...
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Iranian Intelligence Official Says China in Line to Buy Tehran’s Drones
The senior adviser hailed Iran’s “look to the east” policy, a notion promoted by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which calls for an expansion of ties with China and Russia as a long-term strategy to fight off “Western hegemony” and mitigate sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic. The eastward approach, according to the intelligence official, has...
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Former Mossad Chief Urges Compromise on Judicial Shakeup
In a letter sent to Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, the ex-aides, including former Mossad chief and close Netanyahu ally Yossi Cohen, warned the lack of agreement could undermine Israel’s security, as “the national resilience of Israeli society” has enabled the country to tackle external threats. “In recent weeks, the political crisis has developed into a...
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The Future CIA Director’s Prescient Memo on Putin, NATO and Ukraine
From Robert Wright’s Nonzero Newsletter: Burns’s 2008 warning came in two forms—a memo circulated widely within the Bush administration and a more pungently written email he sent to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (an email she shared with Secretary of Defense Bob Gates and National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley). The email said that if, at...
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CIA and Mossad Differ Over Iranian Threat
The episode sheds fresh light on the close but contradictory ties between the U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies, one of the most complicated relationships in the shadowy world of international espionage. On one hand, Mossad and CIA officers share intelligence and even coordinate some field operations, reflecting Israel’s status as a close and trusted U.S. ally....