Netanyahu moves to dismiss the head of local intelligence in Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he was taking a measure to overthrow the director of Shin Pitt, the local intelligence agency in Israel, which raised concerns among critics that he was seeking to undermine its independence.

Mr. Netanyahu’s efforts to shoot Ronin Bar, head of the powerful agency, confirmed the long tensions between the Prime Minister and members of the Israeli security establishment, who clashed on dealing with the war in Gaza.

The decision to follow up on the end of Mr. Barr also came in the aftermath of SHIN BE A secret document leakage for a foreign newspaper.

The Prime Minister’s Office said that Mr. Netanyahu had informed Mr. Bar that a draft resolution to overthrow it will be submitted to the Israeli cabinet this week for approval.

But in a letter, Gali Bahraf Mayara, the public prosecutor, said that Mr. Netanyahu was not allowed to start the operation until a decision was determined on the legitimacy of the end of Mr. Bar. She said that there will be a conflict of interests in Mr. Netanyahu.

Members of the coalition of Mr. Netanyahu called on the Prime Minister, Mr. Bar, what they say is to undermine the Prime Minister. They also called for the launch of Mrs. Haraf Mayara, who has long had a tense relationship with Mr. Netanyahu.

Any decision to remove Mr. Bar, who has led the agency since 2021, may also be appealed to the Supreme Court.

In a recorded video posted on social media, Mr. Netanyahu said that the shooting was necessary because he did not trust Mr. Bar.

He said, “At any time – especially during an existential war like this – there must be complete confidence between the Prime Minister and the Director of betting.”

Mr. Bar once again launched a public statement that he designed strongly, saying that Mr. Netanyahu’s expectations for “personal confidence” were in a state of opposition to the interests of the public.

He said in a rare general statement, “It is mainly defective expectations that contradict the Shane of the state of betting and ingenuity of the state,” he said in a rare general statement.

Mr. Bar said that he had previously told Mr. Netanyahu that he intended to stay in office until all the hostages who were held in Gaza and the completion of a number of sensitive investigations. He also said that he wanted to end the preparation of two people, who he described as candidates for his successor.

I followed the transition to end Mr. Bar removal in the past few months from two other security leaders who were often at odds with the Prime Minister: defense minister And the Israeli Chief of Staff of the Army.

The former members of Shin Beit raised concerns about the possibility of nominating Mr. Netanyahu to a successor to Mr. Bar based on political considerations.

“Israeli democracy is in a crash path,” said Ami Ayalon, former head of Hann Sheen. If the Prime Minister can topple Mr. Al -Sayed, it will be “another step towards turning Israel into a country that gives priority to the leader’s personal loyalty above all.”

This month, Shane’s bet Publish a summary It was achieved in the agency’s failure before and during the Hamas attack in October 2023, which was criticizing the government of Mr. Netanyahu and the agency. While the summary acknowledged that Shane, a bet, failed to provide a warning against the attack, he said he warned that Hamas had not been deterred in the previous months and recommended taking action against the armed group.

The report also said that Shen has a bet that informed the government that political divisions in Israel had encouraged its opponents, and put the country in a weak situation. This result was widely seen as indicating a finger to the government of Mr. Netanyahu, which prompted a controversial judicial reform that divided the Israeli public.