the Planning Commission of the Seas Project. Intermittently from
1982 to 1996 he was member of the Knesset, minister of science and
development, minister for science and technology, and minister for
infrastructure.NEVIOTH.See MOSSAD.NEVOT, NAHUM (NAHIK).Known to the U.S. Central Intelligence
Agency by his code name, Peter Mandy. During his 30-year espi-
onage career in the Mossad, Nevot rose through the ranks and be-
came a senior executive. In 1980 he succeeded David (Dave) Kim-
cheas deputy director of the Mossad and was placed in charge of
Mossad liaison with the Christians of Lebanon, which had been Kim-
che’s task previously. In January 1982 Nevot accompanied Israeli de-
fense minister Ariel Sharon to a secret meeting with Bashir Gemayel
in Lebanon regarding the impending Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
This discussion centered on how long the Israel Defense Forces
(IDF) would have to remain in Lebanon to ensure the emergence of
a Phalangist-dominated regime in the country. In March 1982, after a
secret visit to Lebanon by the IDF chief of the General Staff, Lieu-
tenant General Rafael Eitan, some doubts arose about the benefits of
such an invasion. Nevot then pressed strongly for it despite the as-
sessment of Military Intelligence(MI) that the Phalangists could not
be relied upon. In 1982 Nevot was even mentioned as a candidate for
the Mossad directorship.
The Israeli invasion of Lebanon took place in June 1982; however,
matters went awry, and after Gemayel was killed on 14 September,
Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin chastised Nevot for failing to
deliver the Phalangist goods. On 15 September Nevot flew to
Lebanon, again with Sharon, to express Israel’s condolences to the
Gemayel family. At the meeting between Sharon and Bashir’s father,
Pierre Gemayel, a veteran militia leader, important issues were raised
about the future of Lebanon. Nevot took handwritten minutes of the
meeting, which he then kept locked in a Mossad safe. These minutes
later became an important exhibit in Sharon’s successful libel suit
against Time magazine for falsely reporting that Sharon suggested
that the Gemayels take revenge on the Palestinians remaining in
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