DavidMeidan,Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's coordinator for prisoners of war and missing in action, andhis personal representativein the negotiationsfor the returnof Gilad Shalit,has decided to retirefrom the Mossad intelligence agency andenter the private sector.Meidanserved35yearsin commandand operationalrolesin the Mossad in Israel and abroad.
At Netanyahu's request Meidanwill continue do deal with POWs and MIAsandotherpublic mattersas required.The Prime Minister said,"I thankDavid personally and on behalf ofthe citizens ofIsrael forthe dedicatedand importantworkhe has doneand will continue todofor the return ofPOWs and MIAs."