Forget the clumsy assassinations that Mossad is continually accused of – this has the elegance and finesse of a Mossad operation.
Evidence for Mossad involvement is circumstantial but strong. Consider:
Item. Tzipi Livni served as a lieutenant in the IDF and Mossad.
Item. She is not that old and colleagues who stayed in Mossad were senior in the organisation (the personal touch). She was a senior person in Israel with good Mossad contacts. She could probably get things going off her own bat.
Item. Livni was Foreign Minister and played a huge role in negotiations.
Item. The operation was non-complex and didn’t require split-second timing, expensive equipment or many operatives.
Item. The risk/reward ratio was favourable.
Item. Security was good. Even the rest of the Israeli negotiating team didn’t need to know. Only her, Mossad and the head of state. If necessary, just ask leading questions and ‘stitch-up the Palestinians proper’.
Just establish a credible leak source. Lead them on [the Palestinians] and ensure your allies don’t blab about anything that would embarrass them unduly. Leak. Sit back and watch the fun. She has bigger balls than many men.