The Dismissals in the Mossad Are Another Attempt to Evade Responsibility | Analysis

The analysis claims that the dismissal of two senior Mossad officials is an attempt to distance responsibility for the failure of Operation 'Roar of the Lion' from Netanyahu and from Gopman, who supported the operation. The dismissal reveals an official admission of failure, but the real responsibility, according to the author, lies with Netanyahu.

Yoav Limor's analysis argues that the dismissal of two senior Mossad officials—the head of the Intelligence Directorate and the head of the Iran Division—is an attempt to distance responsibility for the failure of Operation 'Roar of the Lion' from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and from Mossad chief Roman Gopman. The article notes that Netanyahu approved the operation despite IDF opposition and Military Intelligence warnings, and that Gopman, who served as his military secretary, supported the plan. The dismissal, marketed as an agreement, is seen as unprecedented and harms intellectual pluralism. However, the article notes that the dismissal includes an official admission by the Mossad of failure to achieve the war's objectives, and emphasizes that responsibility must reach Netanyahu, who refrained from distancing himself from the Qatari influence operation in his office.