David Barnea Spy Talk: Mossad’s New Boss is a Gadget-Loving Killing Machine
David Barnea warned Iran the “long arm of Mossad” isn’t finished with it.
David Barnea is going to walk softly and carry a big stick—or so he’s been saying to Mossad’s workforce and alumni.
The new head of Israel’s storied foreign intelligence agency recently sent a stern directive to its former senior intelligence officials: Keep your mouths shut until I say you can open them.
According to Yossi Melman, a veteran intelligence reporter for the independent Israeli daily Haaretz, Barnea warned former senior Mossad officials that he would punish anyone who speaks to the media, either on or off the record, about current or past Israeli spy operations without his prior permission.
“Which he probably won’t grant,” Melman told SpyTalk.
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WNU Editor: There is very little information on Mossad chief David Barnea. He has been at the job for five months, and he is still a mystery.
2 comments:
"and he is still a mystery"
As it very well should be, and should remain.
David "Dadi" Barnea (Hebrew: דוד (דדי) ברנע; born 29 March 1965) is the current Director of the Mossad, having taken over from Yossi Cohen in June 2021.[1]
Early life
Barnea was born in Ashkelon and grew up in Rishon Lezion. His father, Joseph Brunner (Barnea), fled with his family from Nazi Germany and immigrated to Israel at the age of three. Joseph was a graduate of the Hapoel HaMizrachi Yeshiva in Bnei Brak and joined the Palmach at the age of 16. He fought with the Third Battalion of the organization in Nabi Yusha and Safed and then served as an officer with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Israeli Air Force. He was also a manager at Tadiran. His mother, Naomi, was born on board the SS Patria and later worked as a teacher and school principal.[2]
Barnea studied at the Military Boarding School for Command in Tel Aviv,[3] and enlisted in the IDF in 1983. He did his military service with the General Staff Reconnaissance Regiment (Sayeret Matkal). He later studied in the United States, obtaining a Bachelor's degree from the New York Institute of Technology and an MBA from Pace University. He then worked as a business manager at an investment bank in Israel.[4]
Career
In 1996, he joined the Mossad. He took a course in collection officers and served in the Tzomet Division, commanding operational units in Israel and abroad. For two and a half years he served as deputy head of the Keshet Division. In 2013, he was appointed head of the Tzomet Division,[5] where four awards on Israel national security were presented to the division he headed. In 2019, he was appointed deputy head of the Mossad. In 2021, it was decided that he would be appointed head of the Mossad.
Personal life
Barnea is married and is a father of four.
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