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Saturday, March 15, 2025
Shin Bet head: I intend to keep organization stately and focused on missions
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In a missive to retired Shin Bet employees today, Director Ronen Bar distances himself from former chief Nadav Argaman’s statements against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and rejects Netanyahu’s assertions that he is acting against him.
“A state body and its head do not use the organization’s power unnecessarily. This has not been and will not be our way,” Bar wrote. “Not in words, and certainly not in actions. I disapprove of discourse that is not stately.”
Referring to “last night’s events and the various reports, he says the Shin Bet “is a state agency that carries out its missions according to the law. The organization’s strength and resilience lie in its values. I intend to keep the Shin Bet stately and focused on its missions for the sake of the country’s security.”
The Times of Israel Community.