Even Yair Netanyahu's poodle could be Mossad chief

Gofman's appointment, like that of David Zini to head the Shin Bet, shows that under Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel no longer has any checks and balances

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Even Yair Netanyahu's poodle could be Mossad chief

Gofman's appointment, like that of David Zini to head the Shin Bet, shows that under Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel no longer has any checks and balances

11:30 PM • April 22 2026 IDT

The appointment of Roman Gofman as head of the Mossad hinges on a petition opposing it submitted to the High Court of Justice by Ori Elmakayes, the naive minor who was recruited for an influence operation targeting Syrians by the Golan Division, which Gofman commanded at the time.

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