Shin Bet chief Bar said to tell ministers: You’ve accused me of treason and threatened to jail me; tomorrow you will execute me

Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar told ministers last night that their ongoing accusations against him will lead them to execute him, according to quotes reported in Hebrew media.

“Yesterday you accused me of treason, today you are threatening to send me to jail, tomorrow you will execute me,” he says, according to quotes reported by Channel 12.

Earlier in the meeting, far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir reportedly said: “The Shin Bet chief is a liar, a criminal who should sit in prison. He spies on the political echelon. Collects information and evidence to stage a coup.”

Ben Gvir’s anger follows a report that the Shin Bet has conducted a covert probe into the possible infiltration of extreme-right elements into the Israel Police following suspected political meddling in the force by the office of Ben Gvir, who is in charge of the police.

Bar was ordered fired by the cabinet in a unanimous vote on Thursday night, but the High Court of Justice has issued a temporary injunction on the move until petitions can be heard on the matter.