Netanyahu needed a scapegoat for HIS actions – Mark
The head of Israeli’s internal security service Shin Bet has attacked the government’s decision to fire him as “entirely tainted by conflicts of interest,” saying the unprecedented move constituted a “fundamentally invalid” attempt to undermine the service as it probes Qatar’s influence at the Prime Minister’s Office.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet on Friday (AEDT) approved the Prime Minister‘s request to fire Ronen Bar, deepening a power struggle that is dividing the country.
The decision to sack Mr Bar is focused largely over who bears responsibility for the October 7 2023 massacre by the Hamas terror group, but also sets the stage for a crisis over the country’s division of powers. Israel’s Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara, who is herself threatened by a separate bid to remove her from her watchdog role, said the plan to dismiss Mr Bar was likely illegal.
“The government unanimously approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to end ISA Director Ronen Bar’s term of office,” the cabinet said in a statement after the vote.
He will leave his post when his successor is appointed or by April 10 at the latest, the statement said.
Mr Bar did not attend the vote, but in a letter sent to the cabinet before they voted, he warned that his sacking at a crucial time in Israel’s war with Hamas posed “a direct threat to Israel’s security”.
Mr Bar was not supposed to end his tenure until 2026, and his sacking means he’s become the first Shin Bet chief in Israel’s history to be dismissed early.
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