It's Noon In Israel

It's Noon In Israel

The Battle Over the Mossad: A Succession Crisis

Also, Israel's island ally under threat, and the myths surrounding settler violence.

May 11, 2026
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Incoming Mossad Director Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman in 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

It’s Monday, May 11, and in one of the most famous scenes in cinematic history, Jack Nicholson’s Colonel Nathan Jessep snarls at Tom Cruise’s Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee from the witness stand: “You can’t handle the truth!” The truth Jessep is fiercely defending is the brutal,…

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