The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ami-ayalon/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:17:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Ami Ayalon | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ami-ayalon/ 32 32 Ex-Shin Bet chiefs, top brass decry ‘unprecedented attacks’ on agency by PM and allies https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-shin-bet-chiefs-top-brass-decry-unprecedented-attacks-on-agency-by-pm-and-allies/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:52:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3754046 36 former officials accuse Netanyahu and his associates of attempting to absolve him of responsibility for Oct. 7 and convince his base there's no need for state commission

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]]> Zini asks court to reject petition against his appointment from ex-Shin Bet chiefs https://www.timesofisrael.com/zini-asks-court-to-reject-petition-against-his-appointment-from-ex-shin-bet-chiefs/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 02:25:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3687399 Shin Bet head says predecessors looking to 'police opinions,' says accusations of being 'messianic' are 'derogatory,' used against 'anyone who dares to be proud of their Judaism'

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]]> 4 ex-Shin Bet heads file objections to appointment of Zini as security agency chief https://www.timesofisrael.com/4-ex-shin-bet-heads-file-objections-to-appointment-of-zini-as-security-agency-chief/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:47:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3643966&preview=true&preview_id=3643966 Nadav Argaman, Ami Ayalon, Yoram Cohen, Carmi Gillon send separate letters to appointments panel day after 260 officials said to warn Zini may trample democracy

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]]> Government seeking to operate ‘above the law,’ AG charges ahead of no-confidence vote https://www.timesofisrael.com/government-seeking-to-operate-above-the-law-ag-charges-ahead-of-no-confidence-vote/ Sun, 23 Mar 2025 10:44:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3508801 Baharav-Miara says motion aims to promote loyalty to politicians; retired Supreme Court justices warn her dismissal 'would seriously endanger Israel's status as a nation of laws'

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]]> Ben Gvir bars cops from ‘radical left’ Wexner Foundation leadership program https://www.timesofisrael.com/ben-gvir-bars-cops-from-radical-left-wexner-foundation-leadership-program/ Tue, 29 Aug 2023 09:30:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3082698 Alongside police, all National Security Ministry employees also prohibited from participating in vaunted fellowship that allows Israeli civil servants to study policy at Harvard

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]]> High Court sets September date to hear petition demanding Netanyahu ouster https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-sets-september-date-to-hear-petition-demanding-netanyahu-ouster/ Wed, 19 Jul 2023 17:05:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3054834 September 12 hearing on alleged conflict of interest breach to be presided over by Supreme Court President Esther Hayut, Justice Uzi Vogelman and Justice Isaac Amit

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]]> Over 400 ex-Shin Bet agents urge Likud minister Dichter to abandon judicial overhaul https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-400-ex-shin-bet-agents-urge-likud-minister-dichter-to-abandon-judicial-overhaul/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 12:29:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2957151 Security service veterans warn former agency chief, now agriculture minister, that legislation is 'coup' against democracy; among signatories, 3 other past leaders of organization

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]]> Government move to enlist Shin Bet to fight rising crime splits Arab Israelis https://www.timesofisrael.com/government-plan-to-enlist-shin-bet-to-fight-rising-crime-splits-arab-israelis/ Sun, 03 Oct 2021 16:48:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2625335 As murders sweep Arab cities, state hopes to bring the secretive agency into the fight. Some worry about cost to civil liberties

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]]> Former Mossad, Shin Bet heads call Netanyahu ‘a danger’ who puts country at risk https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-mossad-shin-bet-heads-call-netanyahu-a-danger/ Fri, 28 Feb 2020 04:12:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2248968 In video, six ex-security chiefs say prime minister has lost right to lead country, uses sensitive classified information for personal gain

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]]> Former Shin Bet chief pleads with president to not sign nation-state law https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-shin-bet-chief-pleads-with-president-to-not-sign-nation-state-law/ Wed, 01 Aug 2018 14:46:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1900432 Ami Ayalon tells Rivlin his 'hand will tremble' if he moves to approve controversial legislation, warns it will deepen rifts between Israeli 'tribes'

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]]> Advertising in Arabic, ex-generals urge separation from Palestinians https://www.timesofisrael.com/advertising-in-arabic-ex-generals-urge-separation-from-palestinians/ Sun, 15 Jan 2017 09:39:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1540194 Group warns in full-page poster that lack of Palestinian state threatens Israel's security and Jewish character

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]]> Ex-security men urge referendum on fate of West Bank territories https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-security-men-urge-referendum-on-fate-of-west-bank-territories/ Mon, 05 Sep 2016 19:40:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1457422 Activist group led by Ami Aylon, Amram Mitzna issues plea to Netanyahu ahead of next year's 50th Six Day War anniversary

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]]> Can Israel become a maritime power? https://www.timesofisrael.com/can-israel-become-a-maritime-power/ Fri, 02 Sep 2016 16:42:21 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1455691 A commission of former Israeli and American navy admirals and policymakers is calling for the Jewish state to take a far greater role in securing and administering the Eastern Mediterranean, so the US doesn't have to

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]]> Ya’alon rips coalition chair for scorning security chiefs as ‘leftist’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/yaalon-rips-coalition-chair-for-scorning-security-chiefs-as-leftist/ Sat, 25 Jun 2016 16:26:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1415755 Ousted defense minister says Likud MK David Bitan enabling 'dangerous political attempts to destroy the security establishment'

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]]> Coalition chair: Security chiefs ‘all become leftists’ on the job https://www.timesofisrael.com/coalition-chair-security-chiefs-all-become-leftists-on-the-job/ Sat, 25 Jun 2016 11:12:16 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1415681 Likud MK David Bitan says 'there's a problem' with officials that lead Mossad, Shin Bet, as their positions take them left over time

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