---
category: Private Organization
location: Israel
summary: Israel Chemicals Company is the largest state-owned enterprise in Israel,
  to which Mossad officer Rafael Eitan was appointed in a senior position authorized
  by Ariel Sharon following Eitan's exposure in the Jonathan Pollard spy scandal.
tags:
- Organization
- Private
- Israel
---

The Israel Chemicals Company is the largest state-owned enterprise in [Israel](/places/israel/). [Rafael Eitan](/people/rafael-eitan/) was subsequently named to a high administrative position with this company, an appointment authorized by [Ariel Sharon](/people/ariel-sharon/), who had been named minister of trade and industry in 1984. This occurred after Eitan was tarnished by the [Jonathan Pollard](/people/jonathan-pollard/) scandal.[^1]

[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 21.