Netanyahu Withdraws Nominee for Shin Bet Chief

Netanyahu seeks Shin Bet replacement in ‘bid to influence court’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to push ahead with the announcement of a new domestic intelligence service chief, even as Israel's Supreme Court has yet to sign off on the ousting of current chief Ronen Bar. Netanyahu believes that appointing a new Shin Bet head before an 8 April court decision on Bar's removal could influence the outcome of the hearing, according to sources who spoke to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. The iss…

Netanyahu Pulls Back Intelligence Chief Nomination Amid Widening Qatargate Probe

Under fire from the right-wing of his coalition government and Trump supporters in the United States, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has withdrawn his nomination for head of the nation’s internal security force, the Shin Bet. Netanyahu had on March 31 nominated former Navy commander Vice Adm. Eli Sharvit to head the domestic intelligence agency, after he fired chief Ronen Bar—an action being challenged in the courts. But the next day,…

Last episode of this political crisis: the almost immediately disavowed appointment of a new director of internal intelligence. ...

Rescinding of Shin Bet chief appointment illustrates larger problem

At a time when Israel faces complex security challenges and growing regional uncertainty, such disarray in the PMO is more than regrettable – it is reckless.

Netanyahu Withdraws Nominee for Shin Bet Chief

The about-face on the domestic intelligence role shows how the Israeli prime minister faces pressure to appease his right-wing allies.

Who Will Lead Israel’s Shin Bet? Netanyahu Backtracks After Criticism - The Media Line

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