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Netanyahu’s nominee to lead Mossad is his close advisor and an IDF general who fought the system

JL;DR SUMMARY Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nomination of Maj. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Middle EastIdfBenjamin NetanyahuMossadMilitary StrategySecurityIntelligencePolitical AppointmentsRoman Gofman

Places mentioned

Israel
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus announcement earlier this month that his military secretary, Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman, would become head of the Mossad, came as a surprise to the public."
Ashdod, Southern District, Israel
"Gofman drove from his home in Ashdod towards the Gaza border, without a bulletproof vest or a helmet."
Shaar HaNegev, Southern District, Israel
"He took on Hamas terrorists at the Shaar HaNegev Junction, killing two and sustaining a severe wound to his knee."
Eli, Central District, Israel
"During his undergraduate studies, Gofman also began studying at the Bnei David Pre-Military Academy in Eli, the flagship religious-Zionist institution."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Oppenheimer said on a panel on Israeli public broadcaster Kan."
Belarus
"Gofman, 49, was born in Belarus, then part of the Soviet Union, and immigrated to Israel with his family at the age of 14."
Moscow, Russian Federation
"Netanyahu has sent Gofman on multiple trips to Moscow for discussions on security matters, following the fall of former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad."

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