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Incoming CEO of Israeli NSO Group resigns amid Pegasus scandals

Isaac Benbenisti announced he was stepping aside "in light of the special circumstances" involving the Israeli spyware firm.
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The incoming chief executive officer of NSO Group has quit a week after the Biden administration added the controversial Israeli spyware firm to its economic blacklist

In a resignation letter to NSO's chairman Asher Levy quoted by Reuters, Isaac Benbenisti wrote that "in light of the special circumstances that have arisen," he "would not be able to assume the position of CEO." The news agency reports he is leaving the company altogether. 

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