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Yoram Cohen

Yoram Cohenיורם כהןyoram cohenכהןйорама коэнайорам коэн

Who is this

Yoram Cohen is a retired Israeli intelligence officer who served as the Director of Shin Bet. He began his military service in 1979 in the Golani Brigade before joining the Shin Bet in 1982. Over several decades, he held various field coordinator and division head roles focused on terror prevention. He served as Deputy Director starting in 2005 and ultimately led the agency as its twelfth Director from 2011 to 2016.

In the news: Running as a candidate for the Yashar party, he publicly criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judgment ahead of elections and condemned racist remarks made by media personality Yinon Magal.

Summarized from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); “In the news” from the latest articles that mention this name · 2026-10-18 06:28 UTC

Weekly tone

0 positive · 26 neutral · 0 negative (net 0)

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Weekly mentions

26 mentions by the outlets themselves

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9 articles · tone = how the article writes about this name (positive / neutral / negative); quoted tone = a speaker quoted in it

Mon 9 Nov

12:11יורם כהן לערוץ 7: ממשלת אחדות? אלה התנאיםYoram Cohen to Arutz Sheva: Unity government? These are the conditionsArutz 7Pro-Lefttone: neutral↗

Wed 4 Nov

20:37הסערה הביטחונית: במפלגת 'ישר' בוחנים את הדחת ראש השב"כSecurity storm: The 'Yashar' party considers ousting Shin Bet chiefJDNPro-Lefttone: neutral↗

Thu 22 Oct

06:18"הוא רואה את הסקרים": החשש של יורם כהן מתקיפה באיראן"He sees the polls": Yoram Cohen's concern over a strike in IranMaarivPro-Lefttone: neutral↗

Mon 19 Oct

18:00מספר 2 של איזנקוט: לתת לרשות הפלשתינית תפקיד בשלטון בעזהEisenkot's No. 2: Give the Palestinian Authority a role in governing GazaNow 14Pro-Lefttone: neutral↗

Sun 18 Oct

06:18מפלגת ישר נגד ינון מגל: "נתניהו והליכוד טרם גינו"Yashar party against Yinon Magal: "Netanyahu and Likud have yet to condemn"WallaPro-Lefttone: neutral↗
05:45הבכיר הפוליטי איבד את הסבלנות כלפי ינון מגל: "שמעתי את ברדוגו"Senior political figure lost patience with Yinon Magal: "I heard Bardugo"MaarivPro-Lefttone: neutral↗

Fri 16 Oct

19:11Нетаниягу может пойти на крайние меры ради власти — экс-глава ШАБАКаNetanyahu may take extreme measures for power — ex-head of Shin BetCursorinfoPro-Lefttone: neutral↗
10:49Экс-глава ШАБАКа: Нетаниягу может обострить ситуацию перед выборамиFormer Shin Bet chief: Netanyahu could escalate situation before electionsCursorinfoPro-Lefttone: neutral↗

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