Ronen Bar, Benjamin Netanyahu and Shin Bet

Netanyahu Says He’s Firing Shin Bet Security Chief Ronen Bar
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he’s planning to fire Ronen Bar, the head of the domestic security service Shin Bet, with whom he’s quarreled over responsibility for the Oct. 7 attack,
Who is Ronen Bar, the Shin Bet Chief PM Netanyahu is seeking to fire? - explainer
Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar’s rise from Sayeret Matkal to leading Israel’s security agency, navigating political shifts and key operations.
Netanyahu seeks to oust Israel’s domestic security service chief Ronen Bar
Israeli leader at odds with Shin Bet’s chief over the October 7 attack and possible links between employees in Netanyahu’s office and Qatar.
With move to fire Shin Bet chief, Netanyahu aims to tighten his personal control of Israel
Announcing his intention to fire Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plunged Israel back into the constitutional crisis he created in early 2023 with his bid to neuter the judiciary and to concentrate control of all branches of government in his own hands.
Firing the Shin Bet chief: The hurdles
The law does not specify a proceeding for dismissing the head of the Shin Bet. Section 3 of the General Security Service Law states, "The government may terminate the term of office of the head of the Service before the end of his term,
Netanyahu seeks to dismiss Israel’s internal security chief as power struggle boils over
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will seek to dismiss the head of the internal security service.
Netanyahu says he’ll fire Shin Bet chief Bar; AG says he can’t before legal review
PM cites 'ongoing distrust' with security agency chief, who says expectation of personal loyalty is 'fundamentally illegitimate'; timing coincides with Shin Bet probe into PM's aides The post Netanyahu says he’ll fire Shin Bet chief Bar;
Firing the Shin Bet chief is part of Netanyahu's dangerous distraction tactics
The move marked an unprecedented standoff between the country’s political leadership and its top security agency, raising the possibility of a constitutional crisis.
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Ronen Bar: Netanyahu’s expectation of loyalty to him first is ‘fundamentally illegitimate’
Netanyahu’s expectation of loyalty to him first is ‘fundamentally illegitimate’ appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Sa’ar, haredi parties initially silent on firing of Bar
Whether or not the decision met the necessary requirements depended on the A-G’s opinion, which would need to be given prior ...