[58540] The Mossad leadership appointment storm: Brig. Gen. G. to submit an affidavit to the High Court under the Attorney General's instruction
The legal battle over Brig. Gen. G.'s affidavit in the Gofman affair
The storm surrounding the appointment process of Roman Gofman to head the Mossad reached a peak today, with the High Court's decision to reject Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request to remove the collection of the affidavit from Brig. Gen. G. from the hands of the Attorney General, Gali Baharav-Miara. According to Avishai Grinzaig's report, the judges determined that the Attorney General is the one who will collect the decisive affidavit.
In the background, Amit Segal reported that Netanyahu clarified he does not trust the Attorney General, as she has already expressed a position that the appointment should be disqualified. Netanyahu requested that the affidavit be drafted and submitted by the Advisory Committee for Appointments chaired by Judge Gronis, fearing that the Attorney General would "engineer the affidavit" and insert words for the officer.
The importance of the affidavit lies in the fact that Brig. Gen. G. is a key figure in the Uri Elmakies affair, as he spoke with Gofman in real-time. According to Avishai Grinzaig, this is a "factual black hole" regarding the question of whether Gofman misled or intentionally concealed information. Grinzaig, who is known for a critical stance toward the law enforcement system, notes that the PM fears biases in the process, while the journalist bets that Brig. Gen. G. will answer in his affidavit that he "does not remember" the details accurately.
Conversely, Moriah Asraf and Doron Kadosh on "Political-Security Cabinet" reveal the personal complexity of Brig. Gen. G. The officer, who currently serves in the Mossad, is expected to end his tenure at the end of 2026 due to his responsibility for the October 7 failure as determined by Chief of Staff Zamir. His professional future in the organization now depends on the decision of the next Mossad chief – the one he is now supposed to testify about in the High Court. This situation creates, according to the report, an inherent conflict of interest and an extremely sensitive situation for the senior security appointment in the country.