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Israel’s spy agency Mossad encouraged its staff and the general public to take part in massive protests against Netanyahu's judicial reform.

Israel's government rejected claims raised in leaked documents aparently fom the Pentagon that leaders of its intelligence service Mossad had supported nationwide protests against a proposed overhaul of the country's judiciary. The New York Times published an assessment on April 8 that it attributed to a Central Intelligence Update from March 1 that Mossad leadership had encouraged its staff and Israeli citizens to join the mass protests. The paper said that while the leaked documents ...

Israeli officials said there was no evidence to support the unsourced claims contained in a leaked Pentagon report.

The documents say Mossad chiefs advocated for Mossad officials and Israeli citizens to protest against the new Israeli government’s proposed judicial reforms - Click the link for more details.

The documents say Mossad chiefs 'advocated for Mossad officials and Israeli citizens to protest against the new Israeli government’s proposed judicial reforms seen as an assault on Israeli democracy

The government of Israel adamantly denied claims that its security agencies, such as the Mossad, were in any way involved in promoting the recent wave of anti-government demonstrations. The demonstrations, which have blocked highways, were held in protest over the government’s controversial judicial reform plan. The Office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement […]

The New York Times on Saturday published an assessment it attributed to a Central Intelligence Update from March 1 that Mossad leadership had encouraged its staff and Israeli citizens to join the mass protests. The paper said that while the leaked documents seemed authentic, it did not mean they were accurate. The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement that the report was ”mendacious and without any foundation whatsoever”.

The government says assessments in leaked American documents are ?mendacious and without any foundation whatsoever? Israel’s spy age