19 dec 2016
The former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki said that Mohamed Zouari’s assassination last Thursday is “a political crime par excellence.”
Speaking to Quds Press, Marzouki affirmed that the Tunisian pro-Qassam scientist Mohamed Zouari’s assassination is a serious crime that violates the Tunisian sovereignty.
"We are still waiting for the Tunisian government’s response to this humanitarian and political crime", according to his statement.
Earlier on Sunday, the Tunisian government vowed to keep tabs on a probe recently launched into Zouari’s assassination.
Mohamed Zouari, 49, was gunned down, on Thursday, outside his home, on Menzel Chaker Road to Sfax-South, while he was in his car.
The Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas, on Saturday, said the Israeli occupation regime was undoubtedly behind his assassination.
Speaking to Quds Press, Marzouki affirmed that the Tunisian pro-Qassam scientist Mohamed Zouari’s assassination is a serious crime that violates the Tunisian sovereignty.
"We are still waiting for the Tunisian government’s response to this humanitarian and political crime", according to his statement.
Earlier on Sunday, the Tunisian government vowed to keep tabs on a probe recently launched into Zouari’s assassination.
Mohamed Zouari, 49, was gunned down, on Thursday, outside his home, on Menzel Chaker Road to Sfax-South, while he was in his car.
The Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas, on Saturday, said the Israeli occupation regime was undoubtedly behind his assassination.
16 dec 2016
Tunisian newspapers reported Friday that a Tunisian aviation expert was assassinated by unidentified gunmen, accusing the Israeli Mossad of being involved in the crime.
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed the university professor Mohamed Zawari on Thursday, in front of his home in Menzel Shaker, in the governorate of Sfax to the south of Tunisia.
Zawari, who was killed by four bullets, is a technical director in a mechanical engineering firm and is married to a Syrian, the sources specified.
The media sources pointed out that five persons were arrested for being involved in the shooting attack.
Bullet shells had been found near the car and an "estafette" was found abandoned at 1 km from the crime scene in which there are bullet shells and bloodstains, a Tunisian security official said, adding that an investigation had been initiated to determine the causes of the crime.
The Tunisian journalist Borhane Besais accused the Israeli Mossad of being involved in the crime, saying that Zawari had previously cooperated with Hamas’s armed wing in developing drones.
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed the university professor Mohamed Zawari on Thursday, in front of his home in Menzel Shaker, in the governorate of Sfax to the south of Tunisia.
Zawari, who was killed by four bullets, is a technical director in a mechanical engineering firm and is married to a Syrian, the sources specified.
The media sources pointed out that five persons were arrested for being involved in the shooting attack.
Bullet shells had been found near the car and an "estafette" was found abandoned at 1 km from the crime scene in which there are bullet shells and bloodstains, a Tunisian security official said, adding that an investigation had been initiated to determine the causes of the crime.
The Tunisian journalist Borhane Besais accused the Israeli Mossad of being involved in the crime, saying that Zawari had previously cooperated with Hamas’s armed wing in developing drones.
12 apr 2016
The Israeli municipality has decided to demolish the new home of Israeli former spy Odeh Tarabin, which he built near his parents' house in Beersheba, south of the 1948 occupied lands.
The municipality justified its decision to demolish the house by saying it was built in an unrecognized Bedouin village.
The Hebrew website Walla said that Tarabin, who was released as part of a prisoner swap deal with Egypt about five months ago, expressed his surprise and indignation at the Israeli demolition order against his home.
The website added that the former Mossad informant had to postpone his wedding until he could find another home to live in with his wife.
The municipality justified its decision to demolish the house by saying it was built in an unrecognized Bedouin village.
The Hebrew website Walla said that Tarabin, who was released as part of a prisoner swap deal with Egypt about five months ago, expressed his surprise and indignation at the Israeli demolition order against his home.
The website added that the former Mossad informant had to postpone his wedding until he could find another home to live in with his wife.
11 apr 2016
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Romanian prosecutor Laura Kovesi
Photos of Ron Weiner and David Geclowicz, arrested on suspicion of being Israeli spies, were published on the web. Their alleged spy ring reportedly also included Geclowicz’s brother, and another Israeli man. The Romanian press has published photos of Ron Weiner and David Geclowicz, who were arrested in Romania last week on suspicion of being Israeli spies. The two are employed by Israeli business intelligence firm Black Cube, and were arrested under suspicion of spying on Laura Kovesi, chief prosecutor of Romania’s National Anticorruption Directorate. According to the Romanian press, the alleged espionage ring also includes Yossi Berkstein, 27, and David Geclowicz’s brother Samy Geclowicz, 26. |
According to reports, the Geclowicz brothers were born in Antwerp to Israeli parents and hold dual citizenships – Belgian and Israeli.
According to reports, Weiner and David Geclowicz are suspected of leading an organized espionage network which performed a laundry list of internet crimes, including hacking into people’s email and attempted theft of information.
Romanian prosecutors claim that the two, along with their associates, intercepted email that was meant for Kovesi’s associates and harassed her. Kovesi herself admitted only that there have been “unsuccessful attempts” to threaten her, but did not elaborate.
According to reports, Weiner and David Geclowicz are suspected of leading an organized espionage network which performed a laundry list of internet crimes, including hacking into people’s email and attempted theft of information.
Romanian prosecutors claim that the two, along with their associates, intercepted email that was meant for Kovesi’s associates and harassed her. Kovesi herself admitted only that there have been “unsuccessful attempts” to threaten her, but did not elaborate.
9 apr 2016
Employees of Israeli business intelligence firm Black Cube is suspected of spying on the director of Romania's Anticorruption Directorate; company denies allegations.
Several employees of Israeli business intelligence company Black Cube have been arrested in Romania on suspicion of spying on the chief prosecutor of the country's National Anticorruption Directorate.
Among four suspects arrested there is one Israeli citizen - Ron Weiner. Another suspect, David Geclowicz, was identified by Romanian media as an Israeli national as well, but holds Belgian citizenship.
Reports in Romanian media stated that the suspects "established an organized network to carry out serious crimes, including cyber crimes, attempts to steal information, and email hacking."
The company said in response, "Black Cube is an elite international group that numbers more than a hundred Israeli intelligence veterans. It operates in many parts of the world and receives professional legal counsel in every country it operates. In recent weeks, the company has been working with government agencies in Romania to collect evidence of serious corruption in the Romanian government system. As part of the project, two of the company's employees, who reached significant achievements, were arrested. The employees worked in accordance with the local law and the allegations against them are untrue. We are confident the truth will emerge in the coming days, and they will be released back to their homes."
Black Cube, which began as a startup by several friends, has become a huge company that employs dozens of Israeli intelligence veterans — from computer experts to secret agents. The company's personnel divide their time between Israel and Britain and make a fortune by collecting intelligence that is used to resolve legal disputes.
"The idea behind this company is that everyone in the business world has skeletons in his or her closet, and they know how to get to these skeletons," says a client of Black Cube. "The faster people get rich, the more likely it is that they have something to hide. And there's always someone to reveal it: a mistress of one of the senior executives, a disgruntled employee, someone who was discriminated against. They just need to find someone who has an interest to reveal these secrets. That's their job."
Black Cube's full client list is secret, and its analysts and investigators don't always know who they are working for. However, the company is reported to have provided services for the British Jewish billionaire Vincent Tchenguiz; large banks in Israel and abroad; various oligarchs; some of the largest law firms in the world; a huge trading company whose client received a $150 million credit line from it and then disappeared, leading Black Cube's personnel to cross the world from Pakistan to Europe in search of assets; and Nochi Dankner.
Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan, who died last month, had ties to the company and reportedly served as an honorary president of Black Cube. "In recent years, he helped us in building the company mainly with his connections around the world," a senior company official said of Dagan. The former Mossad chief helped Black Cube with obtaining intelligence and information and provided strategic advice to its clients.
Another affair in Romania involving Israelis came to light last December when it was reported that billionaire Benny Steinmetz (the PMO's director-general during Yitzhak Rabin's tenure) and media advisor Tal Silberstein were suspected of trying to take over government-owned land in the country in exchange for gifts and bribes. Romania issued arrest warrants against the two Israelis, but these were cancelled by the Romanian Supreme Court.
Several employees of Israeli business intelligence company Black Cube have been arrested in Romania on suspicion of spying on the chief prosecutor of the country's National Anticorruption Directorate.
Among four suspects arrested there is one Israeli citizen - Ron Weiner. Another suspect, David Geclowicz, was identified by Romanian media as an Israeli national as well, but holds Belgian citizenship.
Reports in Romanian media stated that the suspects "established an organized network to carry out serious crimes, including cyber crimes, attempts to steal information, and email hacking."
The company said in response, "Black Cube is an elite international group that numbers more than a hundred Israeli intelligence veterans. It operates in many parts of the world and receives professional legal counsel in every country it operates. In recent weeks, the company has been working with government agencies in Romania to collect evidence of serious corruption in the Romanian government system. As part of the project, two of the company's employees, who reached significant achievements, were arrested. The employees worked in accordance with the local law and the allegations against them are untrue. We are confident the truth will emerge in the coming days, and they will be released back to their homes."
Black Cube, which began as a startup by several friends, has become a huge company that employs dozens of Israeli intelligence veterans — from computer experts to secret agents. The company's personnel divide their time between Israel and Britain and make a fortune by collecting intelligence that is used to resolve legal disputes.
"The idea behind this company is that everyone in the business world has skeletons in his or her closet, and they know how to get to these skeletons," says a client of Black Cube. "The faster people get rich, the more likely it is that they have something to hide. And there's always someone to reveal it: a mistress of one of the senior executives, a disgruntled employee, someone who was discriminated against. They just need to find someone who has an interest to reveal these secrets. That's their job."
Black Cube's full client list is secret, and its analysts and investigators don't always know who they are working for. However, the company is reported to have provided services for the British Jewish billionaire Vincent Tchenguiz; large banks in Israel and abroad; various oligarchs; some of the largest law firms in the world; a huge trading company whose client received a $150 million credit line from it and then disappeared, leading Black Cube's personnel to cross the world from Pakistan to Europe in search of assets; and Nochi Dankner.
Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan, who died last month, had ties to the company and reportedly served as an honorary president of Black Cube. "In recent years, he helped us in building the company mainly with his connections around the world," a senior company official said of Dagan. The former Mossad chief helped Black Cube with obtaining intelligence and information and provided strategic advice to its clients.
Another affair in Romania involving Israelis came to light last December when it was reported that billionaire Benny Steinmetz (the PMO's director-general during Yitzhak Rabin's tenure) and media advisor Tal Silberstein were suspected of trying to take over government-owned land in the country in exchange for gifts and bribes. Romania issued arrest warrants against the two Israelis, but these were cancelled by the Romanian Supreme Court.
17 mar 2016
Director of the Mossad from 2002-2011 passes away at 71 after battle with cancer; Dagan filled a number of senior defense roles and fought in the Six Day, Yom Kippur, and First Lebanon Wars.
Former Mossad Director Meir Dagan passed away on Thursday at the age of 71 after a battle with cancer.
“The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations (Mossad) announces that former Mossad Director Meir Dagan passed away this morning,” said an official Mossad statement. “Mossad Director Yossi Cohen, department chiefs, and Mossad staff express deep sorrow and send condolences to the Dagan family.”
Dagan was born in January, 1945 in what is now Ukraine. He and his family moved to Israel when he was five. The family lived in the Mahane Israel transit camp near Lod. In 1963, Dagan began his army service as a paratrooper. During the Six Day War, he commanded a company in battles in the Sinai. In 1970, under GOC Southern Command Ariel Sharon, Dagan formed Sayeret Rimon. This was a unit comprised of soldiers disguised as Arab locals that worked in the Gaza Strip to locate terrorists. The unit was credited with significantly helping t dampen terrorist activities in Gaza in the early 1970s.
Dagan was at the School of Staff and Command at the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War. Afterwards, he obtained the command of a patrol unit and fought in the Sinai, even crossing the Suez Canal.
In the First Lebanon War, he commanded the Barak tank division, and was one of the first division commanders to enter Beirut. Afterwards, he became head of the liaison unit in Lebanon.
He is thought of as one of the founders of the South Lebanese Army (SLA), which he used on different fronts, and which was used as the local Lebanese partner for the Shin Bet.
In 1991, Dagan became the IDF Chief of Staff advisor on the first intifada, and afterwards served as Head of the Operations Division in the General Directorate of the IDF at the rank of Lieutenant General. While there, he was under the direct command of Ehud Barak.
Later, he became a general and acted as the advisor of the Head of the Operations Directorate.
He left the IDF in 1995 after 32 years of service, throughout which he was injured twice, and even received the Medal of Courage after running at a Palestinian who was holding a grenade with the pin already pulled.
After leaving the IDF, Dagan became the counter terror advisor under Prime Ministers Yitzhak Rabin and Benjamin Netanyahu. In 2000 he joined the public campaign against the withdrawal from the Golan Heights.
In 2001, after Ariel Sharon won Israeli elections, Dagan became the chief security negotiator with the Palestinians.
A year later, Dagan was appointed to head of the Mossad by Sharon. His term was extended twice, once by Ehud Olmert, and once by Benjamin Netanyahu. He finally ended his term in 2011.
In Egypt he was referred to as "Superman," and other Arab countries have alleged that he was behind the assassinations of various Hamas and Hezbollah leaders.
Dagan came out against the prospect of a military strike on Iran several times after ending his tenure in 2011. “Bombing could speed up attainment of the bomb,” he said last May. “A bombing has no power to stop the project. If we bomb, we’ll encounter a reality in which we solve all Iran’s political problems and some of its economic ones by making the entire Iranian population rally behind the regime as one. “
“The fact that I ended my role is still doesn’t mean that my level of responsibility or desire to see Israel blossom has ended,” he said a month later. “Remember that my loyalty is first and foremost to the state and not the prime minister.”
In 2015, just a few days before elections for the 20th Knesset, Dagan gave a speech at a Rabin Square rally. With tears in his eyes, Dagan said: “I worry about our leadership” and urged a change to a leadership that would “serve the public and not itself.”
Dagan discovered he had advanced stages of liver cancer in 2012. He began an aggressive chemotherapy campaign, but the cancer continued to spread, and he began to suffer from liver failure.
He didn't fulfill the criteria for a liver transplant in Israel, as he was already by that time over the age Israeli cutoff age of of 65. He went around the world looking for a country to do the transplant, eventually settling on Belarus.
He secretly flew to Belarus in 2012, where the liver transplant was a success, but he was admitted to the isolation unit for fear of infection. His condition stabilized, and he returned to Israel.
"Through the efforts of many people, I was able to get this liver transplant which ended up saving my life," Dagan said.
Yet, despite the transplant, the cancer was still in his body.
Former Mossad Director Meir Dagan passed away on Thursday at the age of 71 after a battle with cancer.
“The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations (Mossad) announces that former Mossad Director Meir Dagan passed away this morning,” said an official Mossad statement. “Mossad Director Yossi Cohen, department chiefs, and Mossad staff express deep sorrow and send condolences to the Dagan family.”
Dagan was born in January, 1945 in what is now Ukraine. He and his family moved to Israel when he was five. The family lived in the Mahane Israel transit camp near Lod. In 1963, Dagan began his army service as a paratrooper. During the Six Day War, he commanded a company in battles in the Sinai. In 1970, under GOC Southern Command Ariel Sharon, Dagan formed Sayeret Rimon. This was a unit comprised of soldiers disguised as Arab locals that worked in the Gaza Strip to locate terrorists. The unit was credited with significantly helping t dampen terrorist activities in Gaza in the early 1970s.
Dagan was at the School of Staff and Command at the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War. Afterwards, he obtained the command of a patrol unit and fought in the Sinai, even crossing the Suez Canal.
In the First Lebanon War, he commanded the Barak tank division, and was one of the first division commanders to enter Beirut. Afterwards, he became head of the liaison unit in Lebanon.
He is thought of as one of the founders of the South Lebanese Army (SLA), which he used on different fronts, and which was used as the local Lebanese partner for the Shin Bet.
In 1991, Dagan became the IDF Chief of Staff advisor on the first intifada, and afterwards served as Head of the Operations Division in the General Directorate of the IDF at the rank of Lieutenant General. While there, he was under the direct command of Ehud Barak.
Later, he became a general and acted as the advisor of the Head of the Operations Directorate.
He left the IDF in 1995 after 32 years of service, throughout which he was injured twice, and even received the Medal of Courage after running at a Palestinian who was holding a grenade with the pin already pulled.
After leaving the IDF, Dagan became the counter terror advisor under Prime Ministers Yitzhak Rabin and Benjamin Netanyahu. In 2000 he joined the public campaign against the withdrawal from the Golan Heights.
In 2001, after Ariel Sharon won Israeli elections, Dagan became the chief security negotiator with the Palestinians.
A year later, Dagan was appointed to head of the Mossad by Sharon. His term was extended twice, once by Ehud Olmert, and once by Benjamin Netanyahu. He finally ended his term in 2011.
In Egypt he was referred to as "Superman," and other Arab countries have alleged that he was behind the assassinations of various Hamas and Hezbollah leaders.
Dagan came out against the prospect of a military strike on Iran several times after ending his tenure in 2011. “Bombing could speed up attainment of the bomb,” he said last May. “A bombing has no power to stop the project. If we bomb, we’ll encounter a reality in which we solve all Iran’s political problems and some of its economic ones by making the entire Iranian population rally behind the regime as one. “
“The fact that I ended my role is still doesn’t mean that my level of responsibility or desire to see Israel blossom has ended,” he said a month later. “Remember that my loyalty is first and foremost to the state and not the prime minister.”
In 2015, just a few days before elections for the 20th Knesset, Dagan gave a speech at a Rabin Square rally. With tears in his eyes, Dagan said: “I worry about our leadership” and urged a change to a leadership that would “serve the public and not itself.”
Dagan discovered he had advanced stages of liver cancer in 2012. He began an aggressive chemotherapy campaign, but the cancer continued to spread, and he began to suffer from liver failure.
He didn't fulfill the criteria for a liver transplant in Israel, as he was already by that time over the age Israeli cutoff age of of 65. He went around the world looking for a country to do the transplant, eventually settling on Belarus.
He secretly flew to Belarus in 2012, where the liver transplant was a success, but he was admitted to the isolation unit for fear of infection. His condition stabilized, and he returned to Israel.
"Through the efforts of many people, I was able to get this liver transplant which ended up saving my life," Dagan said.
Yet, despite the transplant, the cancer was still in his body.
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