Blanche, Ed. "Mossad's Misery." Middle East 352 (Jan. 2005): 18-19.Materials arranged chronologically.
Blanche, Ed. "Mossad's Misery." Middle East 352 (Jan. 2005): 18-19.
"According to Israel's Channel 2 television, more than 200 Mossad operatives, including seven heads of department (a rank equivalent to major-general in the military) have left the organisation since General Meir Dagan, a longtime associate of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, took over as director on 30 October 2002.... Channel 2 said the current upheaval stemmed mainly from Dagan's focus on undercover operations against Islamic jihadists and their fellow-travellers. The TV station said in a lengthy investigative programme that senior Mossad figures had been tied up with 'fending off mad ideas for operations' presented by Dagan."
Dan, Uri. "Spy Steps Out of Shadows into Key Role." New York Post, 29 Mar. 2006. [http://www.nypostonline.com]
Rafi Eitan, "the legendary Mossad spymaster who handled Jonathan Pollard," may be the "key man for any future coalition in Ehud Olmert's government.... Eitan's new Pensioners Party ... looks to win enough seats in the 120-member Knesset to make it a possible partner with Olmert to form a stable governing majority."
CNN. "Russia Launches Israeli Spy Satellite." 25 Apr. 2006. [http://www.cnn.com]
On 25 April 2006, Russia "launched a satellite for Israel that the Israelis say will be used to spy on Iran's nuclear program. The Eros B satellite was launched from a mobile pad at the Svobodny cosmodrome in the Far East.... The satellite is designed to spot images on the ground as small as 27 1/2 inches, an Israeli defense official said.... 'The most important thing in a satellite is its ability to photograph and its resolution,' the official said.... 'This satellite has very high resolution, and (state-run) Israel Aircraft Industries has a great ability to process information that is relayed.'"
Bar-Joseph, Uri. "Israel's Military Intelligence Performance in the Second Lebanon War." International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence 20, no. 4 (Winter 2007): 583-601.
There was a "gap between AMAN's correct strategic estimates prior to the war, and its failure to draw the obvious conclusions from this assessment." Also, Aman was overly reliant on "the high tech methods of collecting intelligence information." In addition, "the need to provide targets that can be destroyed by guided munitions should not overrule other, more traditional intelligence missions."
Melman, Yossi. "Satellite Launch Bolsters Ability to Spy on Tehran." Haaretz, 21 Jan. 2008. [http://www.haaretz.com]
On 21 January 2008, Israel launched "a sophisticated new spy satellite, designated TECSAR.... The satellite was sent into orbit from the Sriharikota Launching Range in India, using an Indian rocket.... The TECSAR, manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), has the ability to use radar to identify targets even under adverse weather conditions including dense clouds. As such, it differs from Israel's Ofek series of reconnaissance satellites, which rely on cameras."
Nasr, Joseph. "Israel Extends Mossad Spymaster Dagan's Tenure." Reuters, 22 Jun. 2008. [http://www.reuters.com]
On 22 June 2008, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert "extended the tenure" of Mossad head Meir Dagan "for a second time.... Meir Dagan, an army ex-general, took over Mossad in 2002."
Baker, Luke. "Israel Engaged in Covert War Inside Iran: Report." Reuters, 17 Feb. 2009. [http://www.washingtonpost.com]
"[Q]uoting a former CIA agent and intelligence experts," Britain's Daily Telegraph said on 17 February 2009 that "Israel is involved in a covert war of sabotage inside Iran to try to delay Tehran's alleged attempts to develop a nuclear weapon.... Some analysts caution that reports of such a 'dirty war' may form part of a psychological warfare campaign to unsettle Iran."
Luvitch, Vered. "Israeli Spy's Petition for Early Parole Denied." Israel News, 11 Mar. 2009. [http://www.ynetnews.com]
On 11 March 2009, the Tel Aviv District Court "denied a petition filed by jailed Israeli spy Nahum Manbar, to seek early parole.... Manbar was convicted of a slew of security offenses in 1998, including selling potentially harmful information to an enemy state, namely Iran, aiding the enemy and hindering national security."
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