11.18.2008

Cohen next Israeli security chief head?

An article published by a US website has revealed the name of the Shin Bet deputy head and the organization's potential next chief.

The Israeli daily Haaretz reported on Monday that the full name of the Israeli security service's deputy head had been revealed in an article he had written for "an important US web site."

According to the report, the Israeli official, who has been identified as "Y", is currently in the United States on "a study leave."

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