Netanyahu's Pick for Shin Bet Chief Sparks Legal Challenge, Uproar in Defense

Who is David Zini, Netanyahu’s ’messianic’ new head of Shin Bet?

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared this week that he would press ahead in appointing a new head of the country's domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet in defiance of the Supreme Court. In a statement Thursday, Netanyahu's office announced that Major General David Zini would be handed the position, replacing Ronen Bar who was dismissed in March amid a bitter feud with the prime minister. Born into a religious Zionist family in 197…

Netanyahu's Pick for Shin Bet Chief Sparks Legal Challenge, Uproar in Defense

Sources in the defense establishment fear the Shin Bet appointment is just the beginning. They warn that Netanyahu may escalate further, potentially provoking a confrontation with Iran, unless Donald Trump steps in to rein him in, as he did last week on Gaza aid