Cleared for publication: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that he has chosen David Barnea to serve as the next director of the Mossad intelligence agency.
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Current Mossad chief Yossi Cohen is slated to retire next week.
Barnea, 56, is a longtime deputy Mossad director. His appointment has been cleared by Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit and by the Civil Service Nominations Committee. He will assume office on June 1.
