Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held consultations with Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai and National Infrastructure Minister Ariel Sharon about finding a replacement for Danny Yatom as head of Mossad. Netanyahu is favoring the head of the Israel Defense Force’s northern command, Maj. Gen. Amiram Levine, according to Israeli media reports.
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