The New York Times reported, on Sunday, that the Israeli Mossad encouraged its employees, as well as Israelis, to participate in protest marches against the policies of Benjamin Netanyahu's government regarding " judicial reforms ."

According to the American newspaper, this was mentioned in confidential reports from the Pentagon, and it appears that it is the result of an assessment by the Central Intelligence Agency in the United States.

According to the leaked document, the leaders of the Mossad called on the officials and employees of the agency, as well as the Israelis, to participate in the protests and denounce the steps of the Netanyahu government.

The newspaper says that some Mossad employees asked for permission to participate in the demonstrations as ordinary citizens, and that the head of the apparatus, David Barnea, in consultation with the judicial advisor to the Israeli government, allowed the junior employees to participate as long as they did not reveal their identity as members of the apparatus, as the newspaper quoted an Israeli security official.

She noted that hundreds of former Mossad employees, including 5 former heads of the agency, signed a statement last March opposing the Netanyahu government's steps.

The newspaper says that the Mossad did not take a position on any political or social controversy in Israel, unlike the Shin Bet, which deals with internal security issues, and not external issues, as the Mossad does.

She pointed out that the information contained in the leaked documents overlaps with some baseless accusations promoted by Yair Netanyahu, the son of the Israeli prime minister, who claimed that hostile elements within the Israeli intelligence community and the US State Department were behind the protest.

Senior Israeli officials denied these reports, while the newspaper was unable, as it says, to independently verify the authenticity of these reports.

While current and former Israeli intelligence officials said that the old rules and traditions of the Mossad are not to interfere in any political crises.

Netanyahu's office said in response to the report that it is studying its contents.