Dr. Edy Cohen responded to the revelation, first reported by Amit Segal (N12), that an Arab state advised another to sign a tactical agreement with Israel now and prepare for war later. He said the leaker does not have Israel's interests at heart, and warned that Israeli reporters are being fed half-information and disinformation that serves the enemy. Cohen also noted that the Israeli military censor does not verify the accuracy of information, only clears it for publication.
Dr. Edy Cohen, a Middle East scholar at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, commented Monday on the revelation that an Arab state urged another to sign a tactical agreement with Israel now and open war later. The report was first published by Amit Segal (N12) and covered by The Zioneer earlier today.
In a statement circulated on Israeli channels, Cohen said he does not believe the leaker has Israel's interests at heart. He warned that various actors contact Israeli reporters with 'half-information, propaganda, lies, disinformation, and misinformation,' which then serves the enemy. Cohen, who previously served in the Israeli military censor's office for five years, said the censor does not verify the truthfulness of the material but only clears it for publication.
Cohen's remarks come amid ongoing debate over the reliability of regional intelligence and the potential for tactical deception. The identities of the states involved in the reported discussion remain under censorship restrictions.
The Zioneer has previously reported on Cohen's analysis of Arab world attitudes toward Iran and the Israel-Hamas war.
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