An internal Israeli report showed that severe disputes spurred between the National Security Council (NSC) and the Mossad on their powers in dealing with issues of Arab and Islamic countries that Israel is seeking to connect with.
According to reliable sources, officials of Mossad directed by Yossi Cohen objected over the NSC activity and considered it a violation of its powers. Mossad accused NSC of not cooperating in opening channels with neighboring countries.
NSC members are working independently without having the required tools, especially in the field of security supervision because they don’t cooperate with Mossad, they added. Also, there are talks on the activity of National Security Adviser Meir Ben Shabbat who has the full support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The sources referred to possible revelations of corruption scandals in which the Mossad wouldn't allow the presence of another Yitzhak Molcho-- who was Netanyahu's diplomatic envoy.
In a joint statement to the NSC, security bodies and the government spokesman said that the bodies work cooperatively to achieve the goals determined by the prime minister and the political leadership.
