As fate would have it, the news of Roman Gofman’s appointment as head of the Mossad was published around the time that Channel 13 reported about a secret opinion submitted by the Shin Bet security service to the Jerusalem District Court, which is hearing the prime minister’s criminal cases. It asserts that the defendant, one Benjamin Netanyahu, cannot stay in one place, such as a courtroom, for a prolonged period of time during the cease-fire out of fear of his safety.
