November 27, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on November 27, 2012

Report: Netanyahu, Barak ordered preparation for Iran strike in 2010

Published on November 5, 2012

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak ordered the Israeli military in 2010 to prepare for an attack on Iran's nuclear sites, an Israeli news channel reported.

Barak goes on defensive against Olmert’s ‘gang’

Published on May 3, 2012

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said the recent spate of criticism by former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's "gang" on a possible attack on Iran's nuclear infrastructure has caused "damage" to Israel.

May 2, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on May 2, 2012

Ex-pat Israelis celebrate success at Leadership Council Gala

Published on March 14, 2012

“I am an Israeli American!” a teenager declared in a promotional video at the fourth annual Israel Leadership Council (ILC) Gala on March 11, and the room of some 1,000 proud Israeli-Americans erupted in applause.

Ex-Mossad head Dagan: Israel should wait on Iran attack

Published on March 12, 2012

Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan said Israel should hold off on attacking Iran and that he would "prefer" that the United States execute any attack.

Ex-Mossad chief: Israeli firm didn’t break any laws in Iran deals

Published on June 1, 2011

The Ofer Brothers Group did not break any laws in the Iranian tank affair, former Mossad chief Meir Dagan said on Wednesday, saying that he did not know of any boycott on Iran.

Iran ridicules Dagan’s military strike remarks

Published on May 10, 2011

Iran addressed statements made by former Mossad chief Meir Dagan that a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities is "a dumb idea that has no benefits." "The fact that the Zionist regime's officials say they have silly ideas is important, as they had in the past many idiotic ideas," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Tuesday during a news conference.

Still want to bomb Iran?

Published on January 19, 2011

If ever the term “game-changer” could be applied without fear of exaggeration, it could be applied to Meir Dagan’s statement on his last day as Mossad chief, that Iran will not have nuclear weapons before 2015. And that’s the worst-case scenario, he told reporters and Knesset members — that’s if Israel, the United States and the rest of the world suddenly take the pressure off and let Iran go on its merry way to the bomb. If, on the other hand, the campaign of covert operations — i.e. sabotage and assassination — and sanctions continue, then, Dagan said, Iran will be unable to go nuclear for many years beyond 2015.

Rattling the cage

Published on January 13, 2011

If ever the term “game-changer” could be applied without fear of exaggeration, it could be applied to Meir Dagan’s statement a week ago, on his last day as Mossad chief, that Iran will not have nuclear weapons before 2015. And that’s the worst-case scenario, he told reporters and Knesset members – that’s if Israel, the US and the rest of the world suddenly take the pressure off and let Iran go on its merry way to the bomb. If, on the other hand, the campaign of covert operations – i.e. sabotage and assassination – and sanctions continue, then, Dagan said, Iran will be unable to go nuclear for many years beyond 2015.

Outgoing Mossad chief: Iran won’t have nuclear capability before 2015

Published on January 6, 2011

Meir Dagan, who retired from his post as Mossad chief on Thursday after eight years, does not believe Iran will have nuclear capability before 2015. In a summary given to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Dagan said Iran was a long way from being able to produce nuclear weapons, following a series of failures that had set its program back by several years.
Meir Dagan