Given Israel's large Russian-speaking population...

Editor's note: ...and the rise of Soviet-born leaders in senior roles within the Mossad and IDF, it is increasingly striking that the United States continues to provide such massive military aid and support to Israel. Major General (Aluf) Roman Gofman was appointed and sworn in as the Director of Israel's Mossad (the 14th director) on June 2, 2026. He succeeded David Barnea after a five-year term. There are approximately 1.3 million Russian-speakers (primarily immigrants from Russia and other former Soviet Union countries along with their descendants) who live in Israel, representing about 15% of Israel's total population. Herzi Halevi (also known as Herzl Halevi), whose paternal grandparents immigrated from Russia, served as the 23rd Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces from January 2023 to March 2025 (see Forget all the BS about Hamas, it was Israeli terrorists who were raping, killing babies and civilians, as their own officials now admit). Avigdor Lieberman, born in Chișinău, Moldavian SSR (Soviet Union, now Moldova), is the most notable former Israeli Minister of Defense with direct Soviet/Russian-speaking origins. It should also be pointed out that all of Israel's prime ministers since Israel's founding came from the Soviet Union, or eastern European countries that were part of the Russian empire. Something further needs to be pointed out. While Major General Roman Gofman is the first Soviet-born Mossad director in the modern era, he is not the first overall head of Mossad. Isser Harel, Mossad chief from 1952 to 1963, was born in Vitebsk (now Belarus) that was then part of the Russian Empire.

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For the first time in history, the head of Mossad is a native of the Soviet Union.

By Top War | June 3, 2026

Major General Roman Gofman officially took over as head of Israel's foreign intelligence service, the Mossad, replacing David Barnea. The ceremony took place on June 2 at the agency's headquarters, attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called the fight against Iran's nuclear program the new intelligence chief's top priority.

Gofman was born in 1976 in the Belarusian city of Mozyr [then the Soviet Union] and immigrated to Israel from the USSR with his family in 1990. He began his military career in the armored forces, later commanding the 7th Armored Brigade and the 210th HaBashan Division. 

In 2024, Gofman was appointed Military Secretary to the Prime Minister, and five years earlier, he had become one of the first representatives of the "Great Aliyah" (mass immigration from the USSR and the CIS) to be promoted to brigadier general. His appointment as head of the Mossad was fraught with legal complications, but the High Court of Justice of Israel rejected all petitions against his candidacy.

Adviser to the Israeli Prime Minister's Office Dmitry Gendelman called this event historical, emphasizing that Gofman became a representative of repatriates from the former USSR, occupying the highest post in the country's security structures.

As of 2025, approximately 1.2 million immigrants from the former Soviet Union and their family members reside in Israel. Israel's total population is approximately 10 million.

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Joseph Kushner, the father of Charles Kushner and grandfather of Jared Kushner, was born in 1922 in Novogrudok, located in modern-day Belarus, a region formerly part of the Russian Empire that later became part of interwar Poland. The Kushner family history and strong ties to Judaism have often been cited as influences on Jared Kushner's close relationship with Israel:

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What are we to make of this? Sort of makes you consider what kind of a Russian spy network is running inside Israel:

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