Netanyahu Appoints New Shin Bet Chief in Defiance of Supreme Court's Ruling
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday evening appointed David Zini as the new head of Israel's Shin Bet security agency, defying a Supreme Court ruling and the Attorney General's directive that the dismissal of current Chief Ronen Bar was unlawful.
“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed Major General David Zini as the next head of the Shin Bet,” the Israeli Daily Yedioth Ahronoth said, quoting a statement issued by Netanyahu's Office.The move comes despite the Supreme Court ruling that the dismissal of Bar was illegal due to Netanyahu's conflict of interest in the "Qatar-Gate" affair, as well as the opposition of Government Legal Adviser Gali Baharav-Miara, according to the daily.Responding to Netanyahu’s decision, Baharav-Miara said, "the prime minister acted contrary to the legal directive. There is serious concern that he acted while in a conflict of interest and the appointment process is flawed.”The daily added that Netanyahu did not update Baharav-Miara before announcing the appointment of Zini.“Petitions to the Supreme Court regarding the appointment are expected after Netanyahu brings it for government approval,” it said.
Later, the Israel Hayom daily reported that clashes erupted between police and Israeli protesters in Tel Aviv over Netanyahu’s appointment of Zini.“Netanyahu has a serious conflict of interest in the matter of appointing a Shin Bet chief due to the Qatargate scandal, in which the people closest to him received money from an Arab country that supports terrorism,” opposition leader Yair Lapid wrote on X.The scandal emerged with claims that millions of dollars from Qatar were funneled into Netanyahu's election campaign.In response, he announced that he had filed lawsuits against those making the allegations.The claims have led to an investigation, with Netanyahu's spokesperson Eli Feldstein and advisors Jonathan Urich and Yisrael Einhorn facing accusations.Shin Bet has been involved in the probe.
On March 20, the government decided to dismiss Bar, with the decision set to take effect on April 10.But the Supreme Court issued a temporary order preventing his dismissal or the announcement of a replacement until it reviewed petitions filed by the opposition against the decision.On April 28, however, Bar announced that he would leave his post on June 15.
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