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Mossad chief edging out Foreign Ministry, diplomats say
Members of diplomatic corps lament growing irrelevance after Yossi Cohen announces that the intelligence agency has taken the lead as the arm of Israeli foreign policy, with what they believe is the support of Netanyahu
The head of the Mossad intelligence service has turned his agency into the foreign affairs arm of the government, say sources in the Foreign Ministry.
These concerns intensified after Yossi Cohen gave a speech at the Herzliya Conference this week, in which he divulged that under his leadership, Mossad has set up a security-policy wing tasked with promoting peace in the Middle East.
“Mossad has a role in identifying opportunities for peace in order to maximize our influence in this area,” Cohen told the conference on Monday.
For the diplomatic corps, the speech was an indication of the future of the ministry.
“Cohen’s announcement is the final nail in the Foreign Ministry’s coffin,” said a source.
“Cohen made clear who is leading Israel’s foreign policy in the region, and that is the Mossad and not the ministry.”
Mossad chief edging out Foreign Ministry, diplomats say
Members of diplomatic corps lament growing irrelevance after Yossi Cohen announces that the intelligence agency has taken the lead as the arm of Israeli foreign policy, with what they believe is the support of Netanyahu
2019-07-05T17:14:52Z