Benjamin Netanyahu will start interviewing candidates for Shin Bet head

This announcement comes after the Supreme Court of Justice rejected an appeal by the Attorney General - which is also being targeted by the Israeli government - to prevent interviews.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Tuesday it would begin meetings with candidates to replace Ronen Bar, the head of the domestic intelligence agency, whose dismissal sparked thousands of Israelis to take to the streets last week.

Benjamin Netanyahu will start interviewing candidates for Shin Bet head

High Court judge Gila Kanfi-Steinitz stated she “did not see the need” to extend a temporary injunction freezing the firing of Ronen Bar to include a ban on interviewing new candidates.

Israel's top court allows Netanyahu to interview candidates to replace Shin Bet chief

The High Court of Justice rejected Netanyahu's bid to unfreeze Ronen Bar's dismissal, but added that the PM can begin looking for his replacement. The decision runs counter to the position of the AG, who wanted the entire process suspended until the court hears petitions against his firing

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will begin talks on Wednesday with candidates for the post of Shin Bet director of counterintelligence, his office said Tuesday. The government dismissed its former boss Ronen Bar last week, AFP reported. “After the Supreme Court rejected an attempt by the government's legal adviser to prevent the process of appointing a new director, Shin Bet, the prime minister will start holding new talks with candida…

A spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said hearings will begin on Wednesday to appoint a new head of the Shin Bet domestic intelligence service. The statement came after a Supreme Court ruling that Mr. Netanyahu can appoint a successor to Ronen Bar, who was dismissed last week […]