Online intelligence edition:.
The Mossad is changing its strategy - the head of the new department, Roma Hoffman, prefers operations led by the Israelis.
Head of a new institution.
Roman Hoffman began a major reorganization of the Israeli intelligence service. According to a publication on an online intelligence website, which is considered close to French intelligence circles, its main goal is to examine the agency's working methods against Iran and to abandon a model that did not produce the expected results.
Since June, Hoffman has made several personnel changes in the leadership of the organization.
In particular, the deputy head of the Mossad, senior intelligence officers and Iranian departments.
And also the head of the Caesarea special operations unit.
According to the publication, some of the new appointees are associated with right-wing views.
These changes represent a deviation from the organizational tradition of the institution.
according to which the new department head is usually in no hurry to replace key employees of his predecessor.
The main change concerns the perception of the operations: Hoffman intends to reduce the dependence on foreign agents and local auxiliary agents, including Iranian Kurds, supporters of the Iranian monarchy and representatives of Arab minorities.
Instead, the Mossad must rely more heavily on its Israeli operatives.
The new approach is called "blue and white operations".
According to Modi'in Online, Gofman seeks to distance himself from the strategy of his predecessor David Barnea, who hoped that long-term activities of the Mossad would lead to regime change in Iran.
This goal was not achieved, and the department was criticized for its performance.
Now the new head of the Mossad wants to change not only the organization's chain of command, but also the principles of its operations in the Iranian direction.