By Joseph Fitsanakis
October 15, 2019 "Information
Clearing House" -
Yossi Cohen, the chief of
the Mossad —Israel’s main external intelligence
agency— said he has authorized “more than a few”
assassinations during his tenure and warned that
more may be on the way. Cohen, 57, who took command
of the Mossad in 2016, spoke last week to Mishpacha,
a magazine aimed at ultra-orthodox Jews. His
comments were covered widely by Israeli media over
the weekend.
Cohen was asked to respond to recent allegations
made by the Iranian government that Israel worked
with “Arab countries” to assassinate General Qassem
Suleimani, the head of the Quds Force, an elite
paramilitary unit in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary
Guard Corps (IRGC). Suleimani claimed that several
individuals were arrested last month in connection
with the alleged plot. He also said that Israel
tried to kill him and Hassan Nasrallah, leader of
the Lebanese Hezbollah group, in 2006.
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The head of the Mossad told Mishpacha
that Suleimani had not “necessarily
committed the mistake yet that would
place him on the prestigious list of
Mossad’s assassination targets”.
However, “he knows very well that his
assassination is not impossible” because
“the infrastructure he built presents a
serious challenge for Israel”, said
Cohen. Regarding Nasrallah, Cohen said
that the Hezbollah strongman “knows we
have the option of eliminating him”.
When asked why the Mossad had not
exercised that option, Cohen said he
preferred not to answer.
In regards to Hamas, the Palestinian
militant group that controls the Gaza
Strip, Cohen admitted that the Mossad
has been behind a string of
assassinations of Hamas officials around
the world in recent years. “If there is
one target that we eliminate without
hesitation, it is Hamas officials
abroad. [These range] from local agents
to those who manage acquisitions of
weapons pointed towards Israel”, said
Cohen. He added that there had been
“more than a few assassinations” in
recent years, but not all were admitted
to by Hamas. “The enemy has changed
tactics. It is not quick to attribute
assassination to us, for its own
reasons”, said the Mossad chief.
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