Clash Over Mossad's Plan for Iran, plus Jonathan Pollard and a Psychologist

Dan's co-author (on six books about Israeli intelligence and strategy) Yossi Melman breaks the news -- that the Mossad is no longer in charge of the overall Israeli plan for defeating Iran's nuclear program and ballistic missiles.

As Israel prepared for war against Iran (with President Trump's full participation), Prime Minister Netanyahu gave the leadership to Aman -- the huge military intelligence agency, with a giant role for Unit 8200, the legendary SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) eavesdroppers.

Also in this episode: Jonathan Pollard, the Jewish American arrested in Washington DC in 1985 for spying for Israel, speaks about his visit to the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem -- saying the CIA ratted him out -- and his disdain for Netanyahu.

Dan also speaks with Prof. Arie Kruglanski, a widely honored social psychologist at the University of Maryland -- expert on human motivation, terrorism, and Israeli society. They discuss why Israel felt compelled to hit hard against its enemies in Gaza and Iran, to "restore Significance" after the humiliation of October 7. Also: what it takes for a person to be a spy. (Raviv and Kruglanski are co-authors of a book, THE QUEST FOR SIGNIFICANCE -- https://bit.ly/47E9eea)

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Dan's most recent book -- with Israeli espionage/defense expert Yossi Melman -- is a low-priced e-book, "Target: Iran -- How the Mossad Penetrated Iran to Smash the Nuclear Program." For Kindle: https://levantbooks.short.gy/hGLRKs

Also the Raviv-Melman history of the Mossad is "Spies Against Armageddon: Inside Israel's Secret Wars" -- You may purchase it at http://bit.ly/41j1Sc3 in Kindle or paperback (and on all e-book platforms).

AND: Dan Raviv is co-author of a new book --with social psychologist Prof. Arie Kruglanski -- "The Quest for Significance: Harnessing the Need that Makes the World Go Round." It explains how every person has a need for respect and dignity, and the book advises how you can figure out yourself and the people around you, to give them a measure of Significance. To buy: https://amzn.to/3Y2cawj

(You can watch or listen, also, to THE QUEST FOR SIGNIFICANCE PODCAST series.)

Our music for THE MOSSAD FILES podcast is Clock is Ticking, by Braden Deal, from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/braden-deal/clock-is-ticking -- License code: YY2MEPOUFX6P7MIH.