Revealing Mossad’s attempt to threaten Iran’s nuclear scientists, Yossi Cohen also said that he had made a mistake during his chiefship of Mossad by allowing Qatari aid to reach the Gaza Strip.
According to Arab media reports, Mossad chief Yossi Cohen said that when he was the head of Mossad, he made the mistake of allowing Qatar to finance the Gaza Strip.
“I thought that if the people of the Gaza Strip became accustomed to prosperity, their urban complex and system would be greatly improved, not their military complex would be strengthened,” said Yossi Cohen.
The former Mossad chief added: “I believed that their lives would be better, they would overcome crises and wars would decrease; But as it seems I was wrong, yes I was wrong.
He also said in connection with the January 2010 assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, leader of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), that the revelation of mercenaries involved in the assassination had completely changed the way spy agencies operated.
According to Fars, the former head of Mossad said about his relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the accusations of undermining Mossad’s independence to approach the prime minister: “If you look at the stormy events that took place during my presidency, there is no need for me to insist on proving my point. I do not work for the Prime Minister.
