The head of Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic intelligence agency, has been dismissed, according to a statement from the prime minister’s office, a week after Benjamin Netanyahu said he had lost confidence in him, and despite three days of protests against the move.
“The government unanimously approved prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to end ISA [Israeli Security Agency] director Ronen Bar’s term of office,” a statement said.
He will leave his post when his successor is appointed, or by 10 April at the latest, the statement said.
Bar, whose tenure was meant to end next year, was appointed by the previous Israeli government that briefly forced Netanyahu from power between June 2021 and December 2022.
Imagine protesting in favor of the gestapo.
This guy was appointed by Netanyahu’s opposition when they had power a few years ago. He’s not quite Gestapo. He’s being fired for investigating the current government.