The existential threat that caused Shagiv Assulin to leave the Mossad and be exposed
What causes a young and promising leader to disappear for 16 years at the heart of the Mossad, and what prompted him to suddenly return to the spotlight? Shagiv Assulin reveals in an interview with…
Assessment
A former Mossad operative who spent 16 years under assumed identities explains his sudden departure from the agency and return to public life. He frames his decision around a perceived existential threat that compelled him to leave covert operations for media exposure. The interview offers a rare firsthand account of life inside Israeli intelligence, but the specific nature of the threat he references remains unclear from the available information.