It may all be hype, but in the Israeli press, Mossad chief Yossi Cohen is touted in the Israeli press as a successor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his partner in coalition government, former IDF chief of staff, Benny Gantz. Cohen has expressed loyalty he the prime minister, who faces criminal fraud charges. And...
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Netanyahu Turns to Mossad to Help Him Manage Coronavirus Crisis
Yossi Cohen is the chief of Mossad and possible successor toindicted Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Cohen is the man who first talked publicly about assassinating Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. As Israel copes with the COVID19 crisis, Netanyahu has tapped Cohen to obtain medical supplies from Mossad’s intelligence networks. Mossad reportedly delivered 10 million masks....
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Is More Surveillance the Answer to the COVID19?
Just as the 9/11 attacks hastened the spread of mass surveillance, so the COVID19 crisis promises to do the same. It’s not that extraordinary measures aren’t necessary. It’s that governments always use crises to expand their powers. Mass surveillance did not prevent terror attacks. It may not work against the virus. Here are some links...
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The Coronavirus Truce: Guns Falling Silent Across the Middle East
From Yossi Melman, well-informed intelligence reporter at the Haaretz, the Israeli news site. The coronavirus emergency has forced Israel’s intelligence community – Shin Bet, Mossad and military intelligence (Aman) – to adapt themselves to the new reality. Thanks to travel bans and restrictions on face-to-face meetings, their collection methods have to be modified. They must...
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Can a Cold War Treaty Curb the Spyware Industry?
From Yossi Melman at Haaretz.com The change tightens oversight of “intrusion software” designed to break into smartphones and decipher encryption on digital devices. Companies specializing in forensic cybertechnology will be affected most. That’s the field dealing with the development of software that helps law enforcement agencies collect evidence and reconstruct cellphone data in criminal investigations....