Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Fateful Mossad, IDF war over Iran nukes continues - analysis

Another round of the fateful war of words between the Mossad and Israeli military intelligence continued this week with ministers leaking their classified contrary views on the Iran nuclear negotiations to Walla between Tuesday and Wednesday.

IDF Intelligence Chief Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva is now pro some kind of new version of the nuclear deal to slow Iranian progress and buy time for planning a potential IDF airstrike, while Mossad Director David Barnea is against any but a radically improved deal. The disagreement between them seems remarkable, but is in fact just another round of the ongoing debate between the intelligence heavyweights.
Who wins over the decision-makers – Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid – could have fateful consequences for Israel and the world. READ MORE