open menu
close menu
October 7 war
Gaza
Settler violence
ICJ
Crackdown on dissent
Newsletter
close menu
B696146A-7C75-40FC-8B38-383B61520B38
Created with sketchtool.
SUPPORT US
Topics
October 7 war
Gaza
Settler violence
ICJ
Crackdown on dissent
About
Our writers
The +972 Podcast
Contact us
Local Call
SUPPORT US
Follow us
twitter
facebook
instagram
Developed by
RGB Media
Powered by
Salamandra
Meir Dagan
facebook
email
twitter
link
Tens of thousands in Tel Aviv demand Netanyahu’s ouster
Ten days before Israelis head to the polls, masses turn out in anti-Netanyahu rally in Tel Aviv. Latest polls put Zionist Camp ahead of Likud but it’s still unclear who can form a coalition. Tens of thousands of Israelis attended a rally to demand a new government Saturday night in Rabin Square. Israel Police estimated…
By
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
March 7, 2015
‘Prisoner X’ and the security elite’s unchecked power
Recent actions taken by the heads of the army, Mossad and the internal security service (Shin Bet) reveal the Israeli security establishment’s unsupervised power, and the way it directs that power at the country’s own citizens and elected officials. These are the main details which have been made public in the affair of Ben Zygier,…
By
Noam Sheizaf
February 18, 2013
What covert ops did former Mossad chief lead in Lebanon prior to 1982 invasion?
A well known method which Israeli reporters use to bypass the military censorship is to take the story to the foreign press, (at the price of losing exclusivity, but sometimes journalists just want to get the stuff out). In the New Yorker profile of former Mossad head Meir Dagan, this paragraph appears: Far from everything is known about…
By
Noam Sheizaf
September 5, 2012
Subscribe to The Landline
+972's weekly newsletter
Sign up
Error message after subscribing form
Latest
Former Mossad head sees real danger in Netanyahu & Barak
The attacks on Meir Dagan for his latest comments are what undermine Israeli democracy, not the comments themselves. Meir Dagan, whose specialty according to Ariel Sharon (the man who appointed him as chief of Mossad) was separating of Arabs’ heads from their bodies, made a series of controversial statements lately. Ignoring for the moment the…
By
Yossi Gurvitz
June 3, 2011
Is there a political opposition in Israel? Tzipi Livni versus ex-Mossad chief
While there is plenty to be criticized about Dagan, the former head of the Mossad, his recent statements place a long-lost check and balance on a government that seems to bow to no voice of reason. For over two years, Israel has had no serious political opposition. Kadima head Tzipi Livni, who is supposed to…
By
Dahlia Scheindlin
June 3, 2011
Idea of an Israeli attack on Iran losing popularity?
Mossad head dismisses thoughts of a military strike on Tehran’s nuclear facility as “the most stupid idea I ever heard” and even Defense Minister Barak sounds less confrontational than ever Last summer, American journalist Jeffrey Goldberg published a cover piece in the Atlantic which claimed that Israel all but made up its mind to attack…
By
Noam Sheizaf
May 8, 2011
Barak’s move increases chances of war with Iran
Why Barak’s defection is likely to be a catalyst for a new war Historical Function, the end: Ehud Barak killed Labor. This bunch of incompetents won’t manage to recover from his defection; we’re talking about a group of people who can’t manage talking to one another. Barak perfected a sort of fine cruelty by not…
By
Yossi Gurvitz
January 18, 2011
Izzie in HolyLand – Part 17: JAWS!
Izzie has a hunch the Mossad is up to no good again Izzie is quietly munching on a Turkish burekas as she suddenly sees a bizarre link on her Facebook page to a news item from the Egyptian media, claiming the Mossad is behind the latest spate of shark attacks in Sinai. “Speaking on the…
By
Ami Kaufman
December 13, 2010
Most Read
Day
Week
Month
‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
Six months after October 7, a lament for the paths not chosen
‘The soldiers opened the way for the settlers’: Pogroms surge across West Bank
Iran is acting more rationally than Israel — for now
‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza
‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
Netanyahu isn't the only one interested in prolonging the war
‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza
Iran is acting more rationally than Israel — for now
‘The colors and joy have disappeared’: Gazans return to decimated Khan Younis
‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza
The spiraling absurdity of Germany's pro-Israel fanaticism
Even without a UN veto, Gaza remains hostage to American power
Why do Israelis feel so threatened by a ceasefire?
Subscribe to The Landline
+972's weekly newsletter
Sign up