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Carmi Gillon

(Top L) Nadav Argaman at the Knesset, November 6, 2018 (Hadas Parush/Flash90) and (Top R) Ami Ayalon on March 27, 2023 (Tomer Neuberg/FLASH90) and (Bottom L) Yoram Cohen in Jerusalem, April 8, 2025 (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90) and (Bottom R) Carmi Gillon in Jerusalem, December 31, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 13, 2026, 7:52 pm
Ex-Shin Bet chiefs, top brass decry ‘unprecedented attacks’ on agency by PM and allies
36 former officials accuse Netanyahu and his associates of attempting to absolve him of responsibility for Oct. 7 and convince his base there’s no need for state commission
By ToI Staff
Maj. Gen. David Zini, head of Training Command and General Staff Corps, during a ceremony on July 9, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 18, 2025, 10:02 pm
Advisory panel said to delay decision on David Zini’s fitness to serve as Shin Bet chief
Senior Appointments Advisory Committee meets briefly after former head of security agency warns approval of nomination would cause country ‘irreversible damage’
By ToI Staff
David Zini at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on August 6, 2025 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 17, 2025, 12:47 pm
4 ex-Shin Bet heads file objections to appointment of Zini as security agency chief
Nadav Argaman, Ami Ayalon, Yoram Cohen, Carmi Gillon send separate letters to appointments panel day after 260 officials said to warn Zini may trample democracy
By ToI Staff
Knesset National Security Committee head MK Zvika Fogel leads a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on January 1, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
January 2, 2024, 6:52 pm
Far-right MK, ex-Shin Bet chief both panned for equating rivals to Israel’s enemies
Otzma Yehudit’s Zvika Fogel draws comparison between Supreme Court and Hamas, Hezbollah; Carmi Gillon quoted likening national religious parties to jihadists
By ToI Staff
Graves of fallen Israeli soldiers at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, on April 19, 2023, ahead of Memorial Day. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 22, 2023, 5:37 pm
Ex-Shin Bet head warns: Don’t kick bereaved families out of cemeteries on Memorial Day
Several relatives of fallen troops refuse honors at main ceremonies on Tuesday, amid tensions over government’s judicial overhaul plans
By ToI Staff
Israelis opposed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan set up bonfires and block a highway during a protest moments after he fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, in Tel Aviv, March 26, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
March 27, 2023, 1:55 am
‘We are not afraid’: Mass protests erupt nationwide after Netanyahu fires Gallant
Waving Israeli flags, protesters rally across nation, converge on PM’s home, Knesset, light bonfires and block Tel Aviv highway for hours; police use water cannons to disperse them
By ToI Staff
Agriculture Minister Avi Dichter attends a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on January 8, 2023. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
February 21, 2023, 2:29 pm
Over 400 ex-Shin Bet agents urge Likud minister Dichter to abandon judicial overhaul
Security service veterans warn former agency chief, now agriculture minister, that legislation is ‘coup’ against democracy; among signatories, 3 other past leaders of organization
By ToI Staff
An election poster showing Blue and White party Benny Gantz, posted alongside the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv, February 1, 2021. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
February 22, 2021, 12:52 pm
130 former top defense officials call on Gantz to pull out of election
Senior officers, security figures publish open letter to Blue and White chief, whose party is polling below Knesset threshold, urging him to avoid a waste of anti-Netanyahu votes
By ToI Staff
Protesters demonstrate against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his official residence in Jerusalem, on September 12, 2020. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
September 12, 2020, 10:34 pm
In last major rally before lockdown, anti-PM activists joined by business owners
Restaurateurs and others march with thousands of anti-corruption demonstrators in Jerusalem, enraged by plans for new closure; 9 detained as ‘mostly peaceful’ rally disperses
By Aaron Boxerman, Anat Peled and ToI Staff
Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they march in Jerusalem to his official residence, September 11, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 11, 2020, 9:48 pm
Anti-Netanyahu demonstrators rally at what they’re calling ‘Democracy Square’
Protesters march from central Jerusalem to prime minister’s residence, where thousands denounce the PM over his indictment on graft charges, handling of pandemic
By Anat Peled
Israelis demonstrate on August 20, 2020, in support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu near his residence in Jerusalem. (Menahem Kahana / AFP)
August 21, 2020, 9:15 am
300 rally to support PM after police forcibly clear anti-Netanyahu protest camp
Some chant ‘Death to leftists’ after screening of video depicting social media posts against Netanyahu; 4 arrested at counter demonstration; hundreds rally against PM in Haifa
By Anat Peled and ToI Staff
Police remove former Shin Bet head Carmi Gillon from the protest tent against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside the PM's Residence in Jerusalem, on August 20, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
August 20, 2020, 4:40 pm
Police disperse anti-Netanyahu protesters ahead of rally by PM’s supporters
Former Shin Bet chief Carmi Gillon and brigadier general Amir Haskel forcibly removed by officers, who say they are trying to avoid ‘friction between the parties’
By Aaron Boxerman and Anat Peled
Former Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin speaks in Tel Aviv in 2012. (Tali Mayer/Flash90)
February 28, 2020, 6:12 am
Former Mossad, Shin Bet heads call Netanyahu ‘a danger’ who puts country at risk
In video, six ex-security chiefs say prime minister has lost right to lead country, uses sensitive classified information for personal gain
By ToI Staff
Former Shin Bet chief Carmi Gillon. (Orel Cohen/Flash90)
April 6, 2018, 5:09 pm
Ex-Shin Bet head urges Israelis to boycott independence event if PM speaks
Carmi Gillon calls on public to protest by turning off TV or switching channels if Netanyahu addresses torch-lighting event designed to exclude politicians
By ToI Staff
Israelis attend a weekly protest against public corruption in Tel Aviv on February 16, 2018 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
February 25, 2018, 4:10 am
1,500 turn out in Tel Aviv to protest government corruption
Former Shin Bet chief calls on Moshe Kahlon to bolt coalition in light of the burgeoning suspicions against Netanyahu
By ToI Staff
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