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Honestly with Bari Weiss · September 23, 2025 · 1h 29m

Inside the Mossad

Yossi Cohen

Former Mossad director Yossi Cohen reveals the reality of Israeli intelligence operations—from stealing Iran's nuclear archives to orchestrating a remotely piloted assassination—and shares how he secretly built ties with Arab leaders that reshaped the region. A rare, firsthand account of spycraft, operational daring, and the personal toll of living as a ghost.

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Highlights

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The Iran Nuclear Archive Heist
Cohen personally orchestrated the theft of half a ton of Iran's most secret nuclear documents from a warehouse in Tehran.
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AI-Powered Assassination of a Nuclear Scientist
Mossad assassinated Iran's top nuclear scientist using an AI-powered machine gun operated remotely via satellite.
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Foundation of the Hezbollah Pager Attack
Cohen set the stage for the pager attack that crippled Hezbollah last year.
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Secret Diplomacy with Arab Leaders
Cohen secretly cultivated relationships with Arab leaders that shifted the trajectory of Middle Eastern politics.
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Living as a Ghost: The Psychology of a Mossad Spy
Cohen operated under dozens of different identities, living as an 'invisible breath of wind,' never revealing his true work even to his family.
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References

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The Sword of Freedom — Yossi Cohen

Misc

✧Known only by the letter 'Y' or sometimes 'The Model' for his looks.
✧Described himself as 'a ghost, never to be seen and unable to be heard. I was invisible, a breath of wind in human form.'
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