Full Text: In Letter to Cabinet, Bar Says His Firing ‘Entirely Tainted by Conflicts of Interest’: Times of Israel, Mar. 21, 2025 — The following is the full text of Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar’s letter to the cabinet, sent as ministers convened to vote on his ouster on March 20, 2025.
Exclusive: The Shin Bet Chief’s Strategy Papers in the Runup to Oct. 7: Shirit Avitan Cohen, Israel Hayom, Mar. 25, 2025 — Israel Hayom has gained access to documents showing the strategic recommendations of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar in the years leading up to the October 7 massacre.
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Netanyahu Takes on Israel’s Deep State: Gadi Taub, Tablet, Mar. 31, 2025
Who is Ronen Bar, The Sacked Chief of Israel’s Shin Bet Security Service?: Jason Burke, The Guardian, Mar. 21, 2025
Shin Bet Head Tried to Cross the Rubicon: Dror Eydar, Israel Hayom, Mar. 21, 2025
Dangerous Standoff Between Executive, Judicial Powers: Freddy Eytan, Israel Hayom, Mar. 25, 2025
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FOR FURTHER REFERENCE:
Israel’s Deep State Is Worse Than America’s: Moshe Cohen-Eliya, Tablet, Mar. 25, 2025 — The Israeli government’s decision to dismiss Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar against the warnings of its attorney general arguably marks the most dangerous inflection point yet in Israel’s long-simmering constitutional crisis.
Why Judaism Warns Against Unanimous Decisions in Government – Opinion: Tova Herzl, Jerusalem Post, Apr. 2, 2025 — According to Jewish sources, unanimous decisions, such as those taken recently by Israel’s government, namely firing the head of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and beginning the process of removing the attorney-general, should be overturned.
Netanyahu Cancels Appointment of New Shin Bet Head Amid Opposition from Allies: Lazar Berman, Times of Israel, Apr. 1, 2025 — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces that he is backtracking on his decision to appoint Vice Adm. (res.) Eli Sharvit as the next head of the Shin Bet, some 24 hours after making the surprise announcement.
Dismissal of the Shin Bet Head: The Red Flags Could Not Be Bigger: Suzie Navot, Times of Israel, Mar. 17, 2025 — Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his intention to bring the dismissal of Ronen Bar, the head of the Israeli Security Agency, or “Shin Bet,” to a vote of the full cabinet.