Yossi cohen

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen takes on new role at Japanese investment firm

Even before Cohen joined SoftBank, it had made a number of investments in Israel - some of them successful - including in Lemonade and eToro.

Yossi Cohen.
 A satellite image shows the Fordow nuclear facility in Iran in this handout image dated June 14, 2025

Ex-spy chief Cohen says Mossad ‘toured’ Fordow many times, bombing was ‘fulfillment of all dreams'

Yossi Cohen.

Mossad's Gaza operations ceased in 2021, long before Hamas's October 7 attack, sources tell 'Post'

Former Head of the Mossad Yossi Cohen attends a Menorah lighting ceremony on the sixth night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, at the great synagogue in Tel Aviv, December 30, 2024.

Mossad rehearsed 2018 Iran nuclear archives raid in Africa, former chief Yossi Cohen reveals


Gov't coalition sees slight gains following Doha strikes - poll

A new poll shows a slight boost for Netanyahu’s coalition following the IDF’s strikes on Hamas in Qatar, amid terror attacks and IDF casualties, as well as widespread public support for the strikes.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the opening of the Knesset Museum, Jerusalem, August 11, 2025; illustrative.

Netanyahu's coalition weakens as Bennett's party gains momentum - poll

The poll also found that over a third of Israelis supported a proposal by Nathan Eshel to hold elections with two ballots, one for the prime minister and one for Knesset.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former prime minister Naftali Bennett. (Illustrative)

Benny Gantz fails to cross threshold, Yossi Cohen, Yoaz Hendel to upend Knesset balance

Polls conducted by Maariv and Channel 12 found that Benny Gantz's Blue and White Party will fail to pass the threshold while the Religious Zionist Party is just at the edge.

Head of Blue and White party MK Benny Gantz speaks during press conference in Tel Aviv on August 23, 2025.

Ex-Mossad chief Yossi Cohen says 'any real change' would come should he become PM

While Yossi Cohen stated in the podcast that he would consider running for prime minister, Walla's June polls found that his party would not receive enough mandates to pass the electoral threshold.

Former Head of the Mossad Yossi Cohen attends a Menorah lighting ceremony on the sixth night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, at the great synagogue in Tel Aviv, December 30, 2024.

How Yossi Cohen set stage for Hezbollah beepers, Iran tech surprises, assassinations - exclusive

The true foundations for Mossad's operations in Lebanon and Iran were laid by Israel's "project manager" for Iran, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

Former Mossad head Yossi Cohen is seen speaking at the Jerusalem Post annual conference at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, on October 12, 2021

Yossi Cohen's party could struggle to pass electoral threshold, new poll shows

A new poll reveals that Cohen would only receive four mandates, three of which would come from the Change Bloc.

 Former Mossad Head Yossi Cohen speaking at the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress in Basel.

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen may run if Israeli elections are announced

Former Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen plans to launch an independent political party amid changing Israeli public sentiment post-war.

 Yossi Cohen, former head of the Mossad and President of the IDF Widows & Orphans Organization’s Friends Association, speaking at the Yom HaZikaron Memorial  at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem.

Ex-Mossad chief: Israel must stop Iran from getting a nuke, either by deal or attack

"This is a regime which openly calls for our destruction, funds terror across the region and acts nonstop to try to acquire nuclear capabilities," said the former Mossad chief.

 Yossi Cohen, former head of the Mossad and President of the IDF Widows & Orphans Organization’s Friends Association, speaking at the Yom HaZikaron Memorial  at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem.

Ex-Mossad chief Yossi Cohen not entering politics for now

Channel 12 first reported the news, which came after speculation that has gone on and off since Cohen retired as Mossad chief in mid-2021.

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen speaks at the IDF Widows and Orphans new headquarters' opening, June 24, 2023.

Netanyahu 'endangers Israel's security' in Submarine Affair, probe warns

The commission said that it will soon publish unclassified parts of the evidence collected during the probe into the deal, worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu climbs out of the 'Rahav,' the fifth submarine in the navy's fleet, in 2017