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It’s impossible not to be deeply troubled by the harsh reality unfolding before our eyes,
Herzog said on Thursday night We resolve to express our lack of confidence in the government’s legal adviser, Gali Baharav-Miara, due to her inappropriate behaviour and due to significant and prolonged differences between the government and the government’s legal adviser,
said a cabinet meeting agenda published on the PM office’s website He never intended to be a hero to the opposition or the protest movement. He is a typical product of Israel’s security establishment. He is not a liberal or a softie but he is honest and brought up in the tradition that the state is important but without the law the state is nothing.”
Yossi Melman, a veteran Israeli security reporter, said The Government unanimously approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposal to end ISA Director Ronen Bar's term of office,
This is not about the lack of trust, but about the perception of personal loyalty over loyalty to the public,
The loss of professional trust has been consolidated during the war, beyond the operational failure of 7 October [2023], and in particular in recent months,
it said, referring to the Hamas attacks on Israel which sparked the Israel-Gaza war The urgent national need for such an investigation cannot be subordinated to the personal considerations of those involved in the matter,
Ronen Bar will conclude his duties on April 10, 2025 or when a permanent ISA Director is appointed – whichever comes first,
said a statement from Netanyahu’s office There is the question of timing, which reeks of politics,
Yoav Limor, a journalist for the conservative free tabloid Israel Hayom, wrote on March 19. We can deal with Hamas later, but first, the hostages, they don't have time. They need to come back,
one protester, who declined to give his name, told DW in Jerusalem All the [Hamas propoganda] videos that you've seen of me and Eitan, of Matan Angrest, of Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Evyatar David, all the videos were signs of life, and I hope they don't become their final videos because of the return to fighting,
The takeover of the police, security forces, and law enforcement agencies has been used by leaders around the world to weaken democracy,
Suzie Navot, vice president of research at the Israel Democracy Institute said The government is seeking to take steps that will weaken the [the state], internally and against enemies,
Israel is not Turkey, Israel is not Iran,
Protesters in Jerusalem chanted The dismissal of the head of the service at this time, at the initiative of the prime minister, sends a message to all those involved, a message that may jeopardise the optimal outcome of the investigation. This is a direct danger to the security of the state of Israel,
Bar said in his statement on Thursday, as reported by CNN We’re very, very worried that our country is becoming a dictatorship,
Rinat Hadashi (59), said in Jerusalem This is not an outcome the Israeli people can accept,
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, a group representing hostage families, said in a statement These things take on added significance as the prime minister prevents the setup of a state commission of inquiry, and the entire government is openly and knowingly delaying a move that could examine its responsibility for the disaster,
At all times, but especially in such an existential war, the prime minister must have full confidence in the head of the Shin Bet,
In America and in Israel, when a strong right wing leader wins an election, the leftist Deep State weaponizes the justice system to thwart the people’s will,
