Lapid says opposition will petition High Court against firing of Shin Bet head

Opposition head and leader of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on March 17, 2025 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Opposition head and leader of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on March 17, 2025 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid says following a meeting of opposition leaders this morning that the party chiefs decided to petition the High Court of Justice against the firing of Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar.

Lapid says the parties are “coordinating our steps in order to stop this reckless act.”

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