After withdrawing his selection of former Navy chief Eli Sharvit as the next head of the Shin Bet, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to interview candidates, his office says.
He is also speaking to candidates he has already interviewed, the PMO says.
The PMO insists it is sticking to the plan for current Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar’s term to end by April 10 — though the High Court of Justice has frozen the decision until it reviews petitions against it — and says that it will not be possible to submit a name to the Senior Appointments Advisory Committee on time.
Shin Bet deputy head “Shin,” identified only by his first initial, will thus be the acting head of the agency until a permanent chief is appointed, the PMO says.
The Times of Israel has been told that “Shin” will serve only as a temporary head of the spy agency.
Netanyahu is interviewing candidates from outside the organization for the post, but is focusing on candidates from within the Shin Bet or who served there in the past, The Times of Israel has learned.
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