Netanyahu announces plan to fire Shin Bet chief as agency probes ‘Qatargate’
Peloni: Bar’s replacement was necessary following October 7, and in the year and half since then, this need has risen to a crescendo, most recently with claims of blackmail charged by Netanyahu against Bar in recent days.
Netanyahu’s decision to fire Ronen Bar comes amid a ‘continued lack of trust’ in the Shin Bet chief, the prime minister said.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFF | JPOST | Mar 16, 2025
By Amos Ben Gershom / Government Press Office of Israel, CC BY-SA 3.0
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday night said he would propose to the cabinet to fire Shin Bet head Ronen Bar around 18 months before his term expires.


















