Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityDespite objections over his conduct in a controversial intelligence affair involving a minor, Israel's appointments committee reapproves Roman Gofman for Mossad chiefShare 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 formatSubscribeMichael Hauser Tov06:27 PM • May 26 2026 IDTThe appointment of incoming Mossad chief Maj. Roman Gofman was reapproved on Tuesday by the Senior Appointments Advisory Committee, after the High Court of Justice ordered a reexamination of the nomination following allegations that Gofman lied about his involvement in a controversial security affair.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:MossadIsrael High CourtIDFIsraeli politicsIsrael intelligenceBenjamin NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran StrikesGazaLebanonIsrael ElectionsAbraham AccordsMaureen GalindoHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu's Mossad Chief Pick Cleared by State Panel Despite Chair's ObjectionIsraeli Army Chief Discharges Ex-top Prosecutor Amid Leak InvestigationSome Canadian Jews Say Ride-sharing Apps Are No Longer Safe. Enter JewrideThe West's Furor Over Ben-GvirPoll: Bennett-Lapid Merger Party Loses Three Seats, Likud Remains Largest PartyRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in Kentucky'It Was Okay to Be Crazy': IDF Soldiers Discuss Moral Decay in LebanonWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests NotOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but Truth