Benjamin Netanyahu, gov't vote to end Ronen Bar's term as Shin Bet chief

Supreme Court rejects A-G's position, rules PM can interview candidates for ISA chief

Court rules that the PM can interview candidates to lead the Shin Bet, rejecting Attorney-General Baharav-Miara's argument that these interviews cannot be done now, but keeps order preventing current Shin Bet chief from being dismissed in place.

Israel PM accuses security chief of investigating minister without his consent

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Israel’s internal security chief, whose dismissal was blocked by the Supreme Court, of investigating far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir without his consent

The Israeli Prime Minister is caught in an arm of arms with the Supreme Court, which suspended the dismissal of Ronen Bar.

The Israeli Prime Minister put forward elements on Monday, 24 March, in an attempt to justify his decision to debunk Ronen Bar, the boss of the Internal Security Agency, whose dismissal was blocked by the Supreme Court.

Benjamin Netanyahu, gov't vote to end Ronen Bar's term as Shin Bet chief

Bar will end his role on April 10 or when a new Shin Bet chief is appointed - whichever comes first.

Israel Supreme Court freezes dismissal of Shin Bet chief

Israel’s Supreme Court issued an injunction on Friday, temporarily freezing the dismissal of Ronen Bar, the head of the domestic intelligence service, known as Shin Bet. This comes hours after the Israeli cabinet voted unanimously to dismiss Ronen Bar by April 10 at the latest. According to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement, Ronen Bar’s “directives to initiate a series of investigations against the prime minister’s associates — inves…