US EditionIsrael PM, security agency fight it out in public
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu filed a complaint with police against Nadav Argaman amid a conflict over Shin Bet reforms related to security failures during Hamas's October 7 attack.
- Netanyahu accused Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar of conducting a 'full-scale campaign of extortion and threats' against him.
- Former Shin Bet Chief Nadav Argaman noted that Bar's admission of failure necessitates a broader probe into security and political cooperation.
- Shin Bet stated that charges against its head are 'baseless' and reaffirmed Bar's commitment to security matters.
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Al-Monitor
Israel PM, security agency fight it out in public
Israel's premier and the head of internal security are engaged in a very public spat over reforms to the agency, accused of failing to prevent the October 7, 2023 attack. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar of resorting to "blackmail" and "threats" over the proposed reforms.On Thursday, Bar's predecessor Nadav Argaman added oil to the fire in an interview he gave to Israel's privately owned Channel 12 televisio…
Netanyahu reports former intelligence chief for 'mafia methods'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has filed a police report against Nadav Argaman, the former head of the country's Shabak security service. Argaman has promised to tell "everything he knows" if the prime minister continues to "dismantle Israel's democracy."
Netanyahu accuses Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar of blackmail after former chief threatens PM
Former Shin Bet chief Nadav Argaman told Channel 12 News that he would reveal 'everything he knows' about Netanyahu if he acted unlawfully. The interview follows the launch of Shin Bet investigation into ties between Qatar and the PM's office
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