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Ep 278: Yossi Cohen on The Mossad

51 min27 februari 2026

Yossi Cohen, served as the director of the Mossad from 2016 until 2021 and is the author of The Sword of Freedom: Israel, Mossad, and the Secret War. As director, he personally orchestrated some of the Mossad’s most daring operations, such as the seizure of the Iranian nuclear archives—the exposure of which was among the main factors behind the United States’ withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal—and clandestine activity all over the world.

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01:27 Joining the Mossad

16:02 Serving behind the lines 

26:31 Recruitment  

32:45 HUMINT

39:50 Deciding to strike

44:36 Iran 

49:51 Moral conflicts


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