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Israel Attorney General says PM's Nomination for Shin Bet Chief 'Illegal'

This is Beirut, 27/05 14:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Israel's attorney general has said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nomination of an army major general as head of domestic intelligence is "illegal", after the supreme court found his move to sack the incumbent chief unlawful. Netanyahu named David Zini as his pick to lead the Shin Bet last week, after months of legal and political wrangling ...

Israel PM: New Security Chief Must be Appointed 'as Soon as Possible'

This is Beirut, 23/05 12:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel's premier said Friday his pick for the next domestic intelligence chief should be appointed "as soon as possible", but would have no hand in an ongoing investigation into his associates. Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to tap army Major General David Zini to lead the Shin Bet -- which follows months of legal and political wrangling over his ...

Protests, Shouting as Israel Court Hears Petitions Against Security Chief Sacking

This is Beirut, 08/04 11:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel's top court began a hearing on Tuesday on the legality of a hotly contested decision to sack domestic security chief Ronen Bar, with protests from government supporters and critics briefly interrupting the proceedings. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on March 21 that his government had unanimously approved a motion to dismiss ...

Israel PM Drops security Chief Nominee under Fire from Trump Ally

This is Beirut, 01/04 13:23 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Tuesday he had reversed a decision to appoint former navy commander Vice Admiral Eli Sharvit as security agency chief following criticism, including from a key US senator. Netanyahu had announced Sharvit's appointment on Monday, pushing back against a supreme court decision to freeze ...

Israel PM Picks ex-Navy Commander as New Security Chief

This is Beirut, 31/03 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu picked former navy commander Eli Sharvit to be the next head of the domestic security agency, his office said Monday, despite the supreme court freezing the dismissal of the incumbent. "After conducting in-depth interviews with seven worthy candidates, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to appoint ...

Israel's Netanyahu Announces Intention to Dismiss Shin Bet Chief

This is Beirut, 16/03 20:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday informed the head of the Shin Bet, the country's internal security agency, that he will ask the government to dismiss him. Netanyahu and Shin Bet agency chief Ronen Bar have been engaged in a public spat in recent weeks over reforms to the agency, which has been accused of failing to prevent the ...

Ten Palestinians Killed in Israeli Raid on West Bank

This is Beirut, 30/01 17:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's military confirmed Thursday that it had killed 10 Palestinians in a strike on a village in the occupied West Bank the day before, saying it had targeted militants. During a joint "counterterrorism" operation by the military and domestic security agency, an air force "aircraft struck a gathering of armed terrorists in the area of Tamun" ...

Israeli Settlers Burn Cars in West Bank Attack

This is Beirut, 2024-11-04 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli settlers torched nearly 20 cars early Monday in the occupied West Bank city of Al-Bireh near Ramallah, according to the Palestinian civil defense and an Israeli security source. An AFP journalist saw several cars completely charred, and the blackened facade of the five-storey building outside which they were parked. An alert rang "at ...

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