Jerusalem – Former Israeli Mossad Chief Slams Netanyahu On Iran Handling

    10

    FILE - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) hugs Meir Dagan, the outgoing director of Israel's spy agency Mossad, after thanking him at the beginning of the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem January 2, 2011. REUTERS/Jerusalem – A former chief of Israel’s Mossad spy agency is slamming the prime minister’s handling of the Iranian nuclear threat.

    Join our WhatsApp group

    Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email


    Ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious speech to Congress, Meir Dagan says “the person who has caused the greatest strategic damage to Israel on the Iranian issue is the prime minister.”

    The comments were published Friday in the Yediot Ahronot daily.

    Dagan has been a fierce critic of Netanyahu’s approach to Iran, emerging as a key opponent of a potential Israeli military attack against its nuclear facilities. He says Netanyahu’s trip to Washington, over White House objections, is pointless and counterproductive.

    Dagan directed the Mossad from 2002 to 2010, a period when it reportedly carried out covert attacks against Iranian nuclear scientists and unleashed cyber-attacks that delayed Iran’s progression toward a bomb.‎


    Listen to the VINnews podcast on:

    iTunes | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Podbean | Amazon

    Follow VINnews for Breaking News Updates


    Connect with VINnews

    Join our WhatsApp group


    10 Comments
    Most Voted
    Newest Oldest
    Inline Feedbacks
    View all comments
    Reb Yid
    Reb Yid
    9 years ago

    As spy chief, he would be expected to know a lot about tactics, and very little about strategy.

    allmark
    allmark
    9 years ago

    What party is Dagan a member of?

    9 years ago

    Now I know why he is the FORMER Mossad chief.