Netanyahu Moves to Oust Head of Israel's Domestic Security Service
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the head of the country's Shin Bet domestic security service Ronen Bar that he plans to bring his dismissal before the government this week, a statement from Netanyahu's office said on Sunday.
"We are in the midst of a war for our very existence - a war on seven fronts," Netanyahu said in a press release. "At all times, but especially in such an existential war, the prime minister must have full confidence in the Shin Bet chief.
"But unfortunately, the situation is exactly the opposite – I do not have such confidence," the prime minister said. "I have a continuing distrust in the head of the Shin Bet. A distrust that has grown over time."