Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, April 11, 2021
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, April 11, 2021
Cabinet votes to extend Shin Bet chief’s tenure by four months
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
Head of the Shin Bet security service Nadav Argaman attends the Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset on November 6, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
The cabinet has approved via telephone vote Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to extend Nadav Argaman’s tenure as the chief of the Shin Bet for an additional four months.
Argaman’s tenure was set to end in May, but will now last until at least September.
The vote follows a report in the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper that Netanyahu planned to appoint his national security adviser, Meir Ben-Shabbat, as the new director of the agency, a move Defense Minister Benny Gantz refused to agree to.
If you’d like to comment, join
The Times of Israel Community.
The Times of Israel Community.
JOIN THE TOI COMMUNITY
Already a member? Log in here