The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) is the Jewish state's primary internal security service, focusing primarily on internal security, exposing terrorist rings, and intelligence efforts in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Also known as the Shabak, it makes up one of the three arms of Israel's intelligence community, alongside the Mossad (foreign intelligence) and Aman (military intelligence).
Like the Mossad, despite being a security agency, the Shin Bet does not operate under the Defense Ministry and instead answers to the prime minister.
The current head of the Shin Bet is Ronen Bar, appointed in 2021 by then-prime minister Naftali Bennett.
Netanyahu previously appointed former navy commander Eli Sharvit, only to rescind the appointment 24 hours later.
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.
Negotiations to return Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip are an exception to this advice, Agriculture Minister Avi Dichter added.
The IDF and Shin Bet also arrested 12 wanted individuals in Tammun and Kabatiya over the past 24 hours, and 15 wanted individuals across the West Bank as a whole.
Zamir himself has a 15% increase in trust compared to February, before he took office.
Benny Gantz said "Netanyahu proved again this morning that for him, political pressure outweighs the good of the state and its security."
If Sharvit does not get the job, it will not be the first time that participation in an anti-judicial reform demonstration hurt a rising career trajectory in a position near the prime minister.
"The statements made by Eli Sharvit about President Trump and his polices will create unnecessary stress at a critical time," Graham noted.
MKs from Yesh Atid, National Unity, and Democrats, criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempts to appoint a new Shin Bet head, despite the possible illegality of the removal of Ronen Bar.
This comes shortly after Netanyahu, as well as two of his aides, Eli Feldstein and Urich, were arrested for questioning as part of the Qatargate scandal on Monday morning.
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