The institution for unnecessary barbarism

"The Mossad" should continue to engage in its role, maintaining Israel's security, and avoid public relations and sleazy appearances, which are harmful to it and the country

Eran Tiefenbrunn

08/27/2022

Saturday, August 27, 2022, 6:55 p.m

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Like any organization, the "Mossad" also knew better years and less good years.

There were leaders who brought this organization to the heights and there were those that history would prefer to forget.

But this organization was never headed by a speaker.

or a speaker.

Let there be no doubt.

David (Dadi) Barnea, head of the Mossad since 2021, is apparently a completely worthy appointment.

A man who grew out of the organization, made his career mainly in the "Junction" division, the division responsible for operating agents around the world.

He followed in the footsteps of the previous head, Yossi Cohen, who was his commander in the wing, and succeeded him.

Since almost all of the activities of the Mossad are secret, and even if we only know the very tip of the activities of this secret organization - we do not and cannot at this time criticize the core of the activities of the Mossad under Dedi Barnea.

But the event last Thursday clearly illustrated that the Mossad has recently turned barbarism and the unnecessary practice of spokespeople, public relations and expressing political opinions in public into its main field of activity - as the political commentator Barak Ravid published on this website for the first time. Probably under the influence of a speaker, or spokeswoman, who give bad advice, the Mossad has recently become an actor whose opinion is rudely exposed in the media, as if he were a political actor.

The event joins a series of other media failures during his time.

Barnea (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Barnea was quoted in several media outlets as saying that the nuclear agreement is a strategic disaster and that an American signature on the nuclear agreement is inevitable, since the US and Iran have a common interest in returning to the agreement.

The opinion Barnea expressed last week on the agreement that may be forming between Iran and the powers - should have been voiced in the appropriate forums : In front of the Prime Minister, who is the ministerially responsible for the Mossad, or in front of the American counterparts. Since when does the Mossad issue announcements by a spokesperson, regarding the organization's position on processes, actions - or, and this is the most serious, criticism of the functioning of the American government and its head? Someone here is confused The

speaker's statement that came out last Thursday caused great embarrassment not only to the organization, but also to the Israeli government and its leader. In fact, to the entire State of Israel. The speaker, or spokeswoman, of an organization like the Mossad should first and foremost be careful, conservative and sophisticated. This is not the case here In Dover you need to publicize the launch of a new washing powder or an energy bar.

The time has come for Barnea to come to his senses and put things in order.

This incident joins a series of other media failures during the Barnea period: from the embarrassment surrounding Barnea's media conduct that was exposed in the Shamrit Meir case in Haaretz (and which, to our embarrassment, was also recorded) to the public relations that the organization did under its leadership in appointing senior women to key positions in the organization.

If these are the products of the Mossad spokespeople ", better without a speaker. Or a speaker.

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