Protests against Netanyahu surge amid attempt to fire security chief

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The ruling came as the result of a landmark lawsuit filed by a British rabbi who lost his wife and children in a terror attack

Israel's Prime Minister accuses domestic intelligence that he wants to bring down the government. Behind this is a conflict with Schin-Bet chief Ronen Bar.

Michael Oren: How Does Bibi Survive?

The perennial eulogists of Benjamin Netanyahu’s career are having a banner week.Though it lacks a constitution, Israel stands on the brink of what might otherwise be called a constitutional crisis sparked by Netanyahu’s firing of Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet national security agency—Israel’s equivalent to the FBI. The government has also begun the process of ousting Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara. Both she and Bar stand accused of unreas…

In a series of interviews last Thursday, former Chief Justice Aharon Barak came out waving his proverbial hammer. His goal was Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this time for firing Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar, and preparing to get rid of the Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara.]]>

The government wants the head of Ronen Bar, director of Shin Bet, accusing him of investigating an extreme right-wing minister without warning him. The decision to dismiss him was suspended by the Supreme Court.

As Netanyahu fires Shin Bet chief, right-wing Israelis are joining mass protests against him

(JTA) — TEL AVIV — As Ohad stood in Tel Aviv’s Habima Square on Saturday night, it’s safe to say that he disagreed with many of the tens of thousands of others protesting alongside him. Unlike the centrist and left-wing politicians who headlined the rally, and many attendees, Ohad, who declined to share his last name, is a staunch conservative voter — consistently supporting parties to the right of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. And even tho…