Roman Gofman faces legal challenge over promotion tied to damaging affair

On 2026-04-14, petitioners filed a High Court of Justice petition in Jerusalem seeking to block Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman’s appointment as Mossad chief. The filing argued that his conduct in the Elmakayes affair should disqualify him from the post, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had approved the appointment. The challenge was submitted before Gofman’s scheduled June 2 entry into office.