Major General Roman Goffman has begun his overlapping process at the Mossad in recent weeks - despite the pending petition against his appointment and the dramatic hearing expected to take place in the High Court of Justice.
According to a report by journalist Michael Hauser-Tov this evening (Sunday) on the "Sheva" program on Channel 12, Goffman is already regularly present at the organization's headquarters, holding a series of working meetings with Mossad head Dedi Barnea and other officials, and is in fact acting as if he had just taken office.
The decision to begin the overlap is based on the perception at the political level and in the Mossad command that once the prime minister has given his approval for the appointment, the procedure is officially implemented.
From the system's perspective, the process of entering the position does not await the legal decision, but progresses in parallel with it.
Meanwhile, while Goffman and the Mossad continue to overlap, the High Court hearing will be the moment when it will become clear whether the overlap process will lead to a permanent appointment, or whether the court will decide to turn the tables.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published this evening the full opinion of the chairman of the Advisory Committee for Appointments to Senior Positions, retired Supreme Court President Prof. Asher Grunis, who opposes the appointment of Major General Roman Goffman as head of the Mossad.
The opinion stated that although the other committee members found no fault with the appointment, in Grunis' opinion there was a flaw in the candidate's moral integrity.
Mossad head Dedi Barnea also expressed a negative opinion about the appointment.
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