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IDF chief said meeting with PM’s pick for Shin Bet chief Zini after appointment happened behind his back
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir is reportedly meeting with Maj. Gen. David Zini, whom Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed as the next Shin Bet head yesterday.
Zamir was caught off guard by Netanyahu’s appointment of Zini, and he was not consulted ahead of the announcement.
Zini is currently the head of the IDF Training Command and General Staff Corps. Normally, appointing an active duty general to a role outside the military would have required the chief of staff’s input.
According to Kan news, the meeting between Zamir and Zini this morning is described as a “clarification discussion,” after the Shin Bet nominee and the prime minister apparently held discussions behind the chief of staff’s back.
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