Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityAnalysis Israel's High Court faces yet another test over Netanyahu's highly inappropriate appointments – this time over his designated Mossad chief's role in operating a minor to lead an influence campaign. Will the justices yield once again?Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeGidi Weitz02:22 PM • May 13 2026 IDTShould a senior IDF officer who allegedly authorized, without authority, the use of an underage blogger for influence operations against the enemy – and who allegedly lied about it when questioned – be fit to head the Mossad, an agency where deception, impersonation and manipulation are part of the job description?Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:MossadIsraeli politicsIsrael intelligenceBenjamin NetanyahuOctober 7CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesEurovisionIran7.10 Sexual ViolenceNetanyahu Haredi PoliticsIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastThe First Dentist: How a Single Tooth Changes What We Thought About Neanderthals'Auschwitz Is Only Sleeping': What Ceija Stojka's Art Told Me About GazaBoard of Peace Does Not Ask Hamas to 'Disappear,' Gaza Envoy SaysNorwegian Court Rules Festival Discriminated Against Disinvited Israeli ArtistBennett Woos Lapid's Political Base in First Major Test of Joint CampaignRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Mysterious Copper Scroll and the End of DaysLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateZionism Didn't Go Wrong, It Was Always Built This WayIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in Gaza