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Yossi Cohen

Yossi Cohen

Yossi Cohen, born in 1961, is an Israeli intelligence officer who served in the Mossad from 1982 to 2021.

Born
1961 (65 years), Jerusalem
Education
Bar-Ilan University

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He was National Security Advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu from 2013 to 2016, then Director of the Mossad from 2016 to 2021. He has said he may enter politics, leaving open joining an existing party or starting his own. He is named among the possible contenders for Prime Minister of Israel in the 2026 election.

Career

Cohen served in the Israel Defense Forces paratroopers from 1979 to 1982 and joined the Mossad in 1982. He headed its collections division, was deputy director from 2011 to 2013, and served as National Security Advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from August 2013 to January 2016. He was Director of the Mossad from 5 January 2016 until 1 June 2021.

Offices held
  1. Director of the Mossad 2016–2021
  2. National Security Advisor 2013–2016
  3. Deputy Director of the Mossad 2011–2013

Source: Wikidata

Positions

Wikipedia reports that in 2019 Cohen said Israel had a unique window of opportunity for a comprehensive peace agreement with the Palestinians, and that the Palestinian Authority president would have to leave office first. Jewish Insider reports that he has called himself a lifelong Likud supporter, but said he would not join Likud as it is unless it is reshaped, and that all options remain open.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia

Photo: Kobi Gideon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)

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Prime Minister of Israel after the election?

OutcomeLeft – RightAgeProbability
Gadi EizenkotCentre6647%
Benjamin NetanyahuRight7636%
Naftali BennettRight549%
Avigdor LiebermanRight682%
Ofer Winter551%
Itamar Ben GvirFar right501%
Yair GolanCentre-left64<1%
Yair LapidCentre62<1%
Yoaz HendelCentre-right51<1%
Yossi Cohen65<1%
Ayelet ShakedRight50<1%
Benny GantzCentre67<1%

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