Mossad head to push comprehensive peace agreement? - by Dr. Aaron Lerner

The Mossad's ultimate goal is insuring the survival of the State of Israel. Regional understanding could most definitely contribute to achieving this goal. But truly pushing for a "comprehensive peace agreement" is more likely to contribute to instability in the region to the detriment of Israel. If that's Yossi Cohen's goal I suggest he joins a political party and leave his organization out of this.

Dr. Aaron Lerner..
IMRA Weekly Commentary..
03 July '19..
Link: http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=73533

Mossad head Yossi Cohen told the Herzliya Conference this week that "the Mossad sees a rare opportunity to reach a regional understanding that would lead to a comprehensive peace agreement" and that "It’s the Mossad's role to lead this effort.”

Let's be clear about the situation.

We share a common enemy with many of our Sunni neighbors.

And these neighbors are willing to collaborate with us in facing the challenges created by our common enemy.

Beyond that, rhetoric notwithstanding, our neighbors share other interests with us that are of greater importance or interest than the Palestinian cause is to them.

So this most certainly creates opportunities for both clandestine and open relations and cooperation.


If Mr. Cohen cites a comprehensive peace agreement" just to provide our neighbors with PC cover for clandestine and open relations and cooperation with the Jewish State that's one thing.

But if, instead, the Mossad is going to take a role in pushing for some kind of "comprehensive peace agreement" with the Palestinians this raises many serious questions.

A necessary condition of a viable and durable arrangement is the absence of Palestinian sovereignty as Palestinian sovereignty would ultimately unravel whatever security arrangements are included in the deal.

And under international law the fact that those arrangements were no longer in place would in no way roll back the sovereign status of the Palestinian state.

Will risk assessments by the Mossad be tailored to support the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state in order to achieve a "comprehensive peace agreement"?

Let's step back a step.

The Mossad's ultimate goal is insuring the survival of the State of Israel.

Regional understanding could most definitely contribute to achieving this goal.

But truly pushing for a "comprehensive peace agreement" is more likely to contribute to instability in the region to the detriment of Israel.

If that's Yossi Cohen's goal I suggest he joins a political party and leave his organization out of this.
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