US EditionNetanyahu calls Israel’s internal security chief a ‘liar’ in legal fight
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu labeled Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar a "liar" in an affidavit submitted to the High Court regarding allegations of loyalty demands and unlawful actions against protesters.
- Netanyahu alleged that Bar failed to warn the authorities about the October 7 attack and did not issue necessary alerts to security forces before the incident.
- In his affidavit, Bar claimed that Netanyahu ordered him to prioritize the prime minister over the courts during a potential constitutional crisis, asserting that Netanyahu's account contained inaccuracies.
- The High Court has temporarily blocked Bar's dismissal, while the Israeli government seeks to overturn this injunction amid ongoing public protests against Bar's firing.
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Netanyahu accuses security agency chief of lying to Israel’s top court
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday accused Ronen Bar, head of the domestic security agency, of lying to the country’s top court, following a legal battle over the prime minister’s attempts to fire him. Netanyahu stated that Bar had not warned the country’s top leaders, including the prime minister, minister of defense, or the emergency squads, of the October 7 attacks, noting that he failed to take action not to “create a miscal…
Israel PM calls security chief ’liar’, in court filing
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in an affidavit before the Supreme Court on Sunday, described as a "liar" the country's internal security chief, whom the government is trying to fire. Netanyahu's response came almost a week after Shin Bet head Ronen Bar himself made a sworn statement to the court. It accused the prime minister of demanding personal loyalty and ordering him to spy on anti-government protesters. Bar's dismissal, announc…
Netanyahu submits affidavit, accuses Shin Bet chief of lying about October 7
Prime minister files a sworn affidavit accusing Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar of mismanaging warnings ahead of the October 7 massacre, while stopping short of explicitly denying allegations he sought to override the judiciary
Benyamin Netanyahu describes Shin Bet leader Ronen Bar as "a liar" in a sworn statement to the Supreme Court
On Sunday, the Israeli Prime Minister refuted the charges made by the Head of Internal Intelligence in a letter challenging the reasons for his dismissal. Ronen Bar planned to resign.
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