Israel's Mossad Is Helping To Combat The Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic

Mossad director Joseph (Yossi) Cohen attends a cybersecurity conference, Tel Aviv University, Israel, June 25, 2019. REUTERS/Corinna Kern

Central News Now/New York Times: Israel’s Not-So-Secret Weapon in Coronavirus Fight: The Spies of Mossad

TEL AVIV, Israel — When Israel’s health minister was found to be infected with the coronavirus early this month, all high-level officials in close contact with him were quarantined, including one who stood out: the director of the Mossad, the storied Israeli spy service.

Mossad officers, primarily associated with covert operations abroad in the name of protecting Israel, are not normally in the business of public health.

So Israelis were immediately intrigued.

Why would the Mossad director, Yossi Cohen, a widely respected figure in the country, have even been in the same room as the health minister, Yaakov Litzman?.

Mr. Cohen’s powerful agency, it turns out, has been deeply involved in Israel’s fight against the virus, and has been one of the country’s most valuable assets in acquiring medical equipment and manufacturing technology abroad, according to Israeli medical and security officials.

As countries around the world compete ferociously for limited supplies during the pandemic, they are turning to any help available, and flexing their muscles unapologetically.

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WNU Editor: I am curious if other intel agencies around the wold are doing the same thing as Mossad.

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