Ep 278: Yossi Cohen on The Mossad
Feb 27, 2026•51 min
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Episode description
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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