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Senior Appointments Advisory Committee

Incoming Mossad director Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman arrives for a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset on February 5, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 26, 2026, 4:15 pm
Senior committee re-approves Gofman’s appointment as next Mossad chief
3 members support general taking up role, but panel chair opposes; Netanyahu says Gofman was subjected to ‘unjust ordeal’, urges High Court to reject any petitions against him
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and his military secretary, Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman, seen in a helicopter on June 30, 2024. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
April 12, 2026, 11:42 pm
Netanyahu’s military secretary Roman Gofman approved to serve as next Mossad chief
Considered close to the PM, Gofman was controversially involved in use of a minor for an online influence campaign while a commander in IDF; 5-year term to start in June
By Lazar Berman and Emanuel Fabian
Former President of the Supreme Court Asher Grunis attends the swearing in ceremony of Justice Isaac Amit as president of the Supreme Court, at the president residence in Jerusalem, February 13, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 20, 2026, 11:15 pm
Former Supreme Court president Asher Grunis rushed to hospital in serious condition
Judge, 81, led court between 2012-2015 and is chair of Senior Appointments Advisory Committee, which was to convene on Thursday to discuss Netanyahu’s nominee for Mossad chief
By ToI Staff
Brig. Gen. Roman Gofman in an undated photo. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 25, 2025, 11:17 pm
Key panel said set to probe Netanyahu’s Mossad chief pick over social media op
Advisory committee reportedly ‘astonished’ over Gofman’s testimony on use of minor for online influence campaign while in IDF, will find it hard to approve appointment
By Stav Levaton
David Zini seen with ultra-Orthodox soldiers from the IDF's Hasmonean Brigade, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, on August 6, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 30, 2025, 11:18 pm
Cabinet unanimously approves David Zini as new Shin Bet chief, despite controversy
Netanyahu says post-Oct.7 reality demands agency be led by outside figure; AG’s office says candidate must consult with legal adviser before dealing with issues tied to PM
By Lazar Berman, Nava Freiberg, Jeremy Sharon, Ariela Karmel and Sam Sokol
David Zini at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on August 6, 2025 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 26, 2025, 10:52 am
Advisory committee approves candidacy of David Zini for next Shin Bet chief
Cabinet now expected to vote in favor of Netanyahu’s nominee to head security agency, after panel dismisses concerns that former IDF general is unfit for role
By Nava Freiberg, Lazar Berman and Emanuel Fabian
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
Maj. Gen. David Zini visits families of fallen Israeli soldiers during Memorial Day at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on April 30, 2025 (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
September 17, 2025, 1:12 am
Ex-Shin Bet officials said to warn Zini wouldn’t uphold rule of law in clash with courts
Report says letter with over 260 signatories sent to appointments panel warns PM’s pick for spy chief ‘may harm balance between security needs, preservation of democratic values’
By ToI Staff
Maj. Gen. David Zini visits families of fallen Israeli soldiers during Memorial Day at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on April 30, 2025. (Arie Leib Abrams/ Flash90)
September 11, 2025, 1:22 pm
Netanyahu formally submits appointment of David Zini as next Shin Bet head
PM informs senior appointments panel of controversial figure’s selection, drawing immediate pushback from watchdog group that vows to fight ‘invalid and illegal decision’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and then-IDF Maj. Gen. David Zini at the Tzeelim training base in southern Israel, May 8, 2025. (GPO)
July 13, 2025, 2:32 pm
High Court approves government-AG compromise over appointment of new Shin Bet chief
Deal will allow Netanyahu to inform senior appointments panel of nomination in two months’ time, reportedly in order to give security agency time to complete probes into PM’s aides
By Jeremy Sharon
Avshalom Peled at the Israel Police Independence Day ceremony at the National Headquarters of the Israel Police in Jerusalem May 9, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
July 18, 2024, 11:17 pm
Controversial police chief nominee Peled begins interim role with limited authority
Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara says Avshalom Peled cannot make significant decisions on personnel and policy until he is formerly appointed
By ToI Staff
FILE: Then-Supreme Court judge Uri Shoham at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on August 2, 2018. (Marc Israel Sellem/Flash90/pool)
March 17, 2024, 9:49 am
PM said to scrap vote on head for civil service panel amid coalition opposition
Shas and Religious Zionism said they’d vote against appointing retired judge Uri Shoham to chair Senior Appointments Advisory Committee, which vets candidates for top public roles
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Incoming Israel Securities Authority chairman Yosef (Seffy) Zinger. (Courtesy)
August 6, 2023, 6:03 pm
Seffy Zinger approved as new head of Israel Securities Authority
Zinger, a partner at law firm Herzog Fox & Neeman, confirmed as chairman of regulatory authority
By Sharon Wrobel
Incoming IDF chief of staff Maj. Gen Herzi Halevi (left) is seen with Prime Minister Yair Lapid, in an image published October 23, 2022. (Haim Zach/GPO)
October 23, 2022, 11:59 am
Cabinet confirms Herzi Halevi as Israeli army’s 23rd chief of staff
Current IDF deputy head to take up post on January 17, when outgoing top soldier Aviv Kohavi’s tenure ends
By Emanuel Fabian
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