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| Yariv Levin on the dismissal of Ronen Bar: The jurists will not decide | |
| 2025-03-17 | |
| [IsraelNationalNews] Justice Minister Yariv Levin on Sunday evening called to ignore Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara's demand to stop the dismissal of Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) chief Ronen Bar. "The Shin Bet law explicitly states that the government is authorized to terminate the tenure of the agency's head before the end of their term. This law should be familiar to the Attorney General as well. In case anyone is confused, Israel is a democracy, and everyone in it, including the Attorney General, is subject to the law," said Levin. "We must not succumb to threats or attempts to strip the government of its authority. The surrender to violence and refusal in March 2023 is what brought us to the current state of lack of governance. Now is a moment of truth for all of us. It is time for a democratic Israel where decisions are made by the public's elected representatives and not by self-elevated jurists," Levin added. His comments came after Baharav-Miara wrote a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which she criticized his announcement that he would act to dismiss Bar. Good example (Orange Man) is infectious?
[IsraelTimes] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to move ahead with the firing of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar after leaving Washington in early February, inspired by the moves US President Donald Trump took “against the deep state” and his appointment of loyalists to key posts, the Axios news site reports, citing aides to the premier. Related: Ronen Bar 03/16/2025 Netanyahu files police complaint over ‘mafia-like’ blackmail by ex-Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar 03/10/2025 US-Hamas talks focused on last living American hostage, Edan Alexander, group says Ronen Bar 03/05/2025 Shin Bet probe finds Oct. 7 would have been prevented if it had acted differently, but largely points finger of blame at others | |
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