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What the Mossad’s female agents do — and don’t do — for the sake of Israel

What the Mossad’s female agents do — and don’t do — for the sake of Israel

draw the line By Michal Shmulovich For female Mossad agents, life is like a spy-movie — though not always as glamorous. Theirs is a world of intrigue, sleepless nights and, sometimes, flirtation, in conditions of ever-lurking danger, all for the sake of the state, with immense strains on their families. For the first time, five female Mossad agents went public this week, in interviews with the Hebrew-language Lady Globes newspaper, giving readers a tiny glimpse, from the female perspective, of the clandestine activities of Israel’s secret service. They talked about using their womenly wiles in the service of the state,…

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Olmert and former Mossad, Shin Bet chiefs serving Iran

Olmert and former Mossad, Shin Bet chiefs serving Iran

Defense Minister condemns former PM, as well as Dagan and Diskin for travelling the world and playing down the Iranian threat; Olmert fires back at Barak: He will surely disappear from politics soon. By Barak Ravid Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Thursday harshly condemned former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, former Mossad chief Meir Dagan, and former Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin for downplaying the threat from Iran, saying the three are serving Tehran. In an interview with Yisrael Hayom newspaper, Barak denounced Olmert, Dagan, and Diskin's continued criticisms of him and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Iranian issue. Barak…

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The Spymaster: Meir Dagan on Iran’s threat

The Spymaster: Meir Dagan on Iran’s threat

The Spymaster: Meir Dagan on Iran's threatThe assassination of Imad MughniyahCould Israel successfully attack Iran?More »(CBS News) Meir Dagan has been described as "hard-charging" and "stops at nothing." For more than eight years, Dagan made full use of those qualities as chief of Mossad, Israel's intelligence agency, where he focused on keeping Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. When that job ended, Dagan did something unheard of for an ex-Mossad chief: he spoke out publicly, voicing opposition to Israel launching preemptive airstrikes against Iran's nuclear facilities anytime soon. Dagan believes the Iranian regime is a rational one and even its…

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Mossad chief holds secret U.S. meetings on Iran nuclear threat, Senate panel reveals

Mossad chief holds secret U.S. meetings on Iran nuclear threat, Senate panel reveals

During a broadcasted meeting of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, CIA Director, panel Chairperson indicate they met Tamir Pardo in Washington this week; U.S. official: Iran willing to attack U.S. targets if threatened. By Barak Ravid Get Haaretz on iPhone Get Haaretz on Android Mossad chief Tamir Pardo held secret talks with top U.S. officials in recent days, cursory comments made during a public Senate hearing indicated on Tuesday. Want up-to-date information on Israel's struggle against Iran's nuclear program? Join Haaretz.com's offical facebook page

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Mossad behind Iran blast

Mossad behind Iran blast

Blogger Richard Silverstein claims Israel orchestrated explosion that killed 17 at Iranian missile storage facility, in collaboration with local militant group ByDudi Cohen US blogger Richard Silverstein said Saturday that Israel was the mastermind behind the blast the killed at least 17 people at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps base near Tehran. In his blog, Tikun Olam, Silverstein quotes an Israeli expert as saying that the Mossad was responsible for the explosion, in collaboration with the Iranian militant opposition group Mojahedin-e-Khalq. "It is widely known within intelligence circles that the Israelis use the MEK for varied acts of espionage and…

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Cyber attack shuts down Israeli government sites

Cyber attack shuts down Israeli government sites

TEL AVIV — Israel has come under the biggest cyber attack in its history. Israel’s military and intelligence community have been shut down by a cyber attack. On Nov. 6, the Web sites of the Israel Defense Forces, Israel Security Agency and the Mossad were hacked by suspected pro-Palestinian activists. “Due to a systematic malfunction of the [government] servers, some of the government Web sites and services have not been accessible in the last few hours.” Carmela Avner, director of the Israeli government Web site system, said. “This is a technical problem that is being handled by all relevant means…

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The Mossad

The Mossad

Historically, the Mossad has also been a lightning rod for international condemnation. Even the legendary Isser Harel, its longest serving head, drew official UN displeasure for the abduction of Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires to face justice in Jerusalem. Israel's 1981 attack on Iraq's nuclear reactor, an operation undoubtedly facilitated by Mossad intelligence, was unanimously condemned by the UN Security Council. Similar denunciations attended the Mossad's capture in London of the Israeli renegade nuclear worker Mordechai Vanunu and the 1988 assassination in Tunis of Fatah co-founder Khalil Wazir.

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Israel to deploy nuclear-armed submarines off Iran coast

Israel to deploy nuclear-armed submarines off Iran coast

"We're a solid base for collecting sensitive information, as we can stay for a long time in one place," Sunday Times quotes IDF official saying the 3 German-made long range submarines will gather intelligence, act as deterrent and potentially land Mossad agents. According to the Times report, one submarine had been sent over Israeli fears that ballistic missiles developed by Iran, and in the possession of Syria and Hezbollah, could be used to hit strategic sites within Israel, such as air bases and missile launchers.

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Dubai police chief says to seek Netanyahu arrest

Dubai police chief says to seek Netanyahu arrest

Dubai's police chief plans to seek the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the head of Israel's spy agency over the killing of a Hamas leader in the emirate, Al Jazeera television reported. Dahi Khalfan Tamim "said he would ask the Dubai prosecutor to issue arrest warrants for ... Netanyahu and the head of Mossad," the television said. It did not give details

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We’re all thrilled by Mossad the movie

We’re all thrilled by Mossad the movie

#imag1 Of course we should condemn extrajudicial murder, but I still can’t help admiring Israel’s nerve Steven Soderbergh, evidently, was only kidding when he said that there would be no Ocean’s 14. He’s plainly been hard at work filming in a hotel in Dubai, as we can see from the trailers running on News at Ten. With Mossad operatives filling in as movie extras. Now I know we really, really shouldn’t joke about these things. I should be wearing black and have a long face and be uttering pieties about the disgraceful “extrajudicial” killing of the Hamas military chief Mahmoud…

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