Senior Shin Bet Officials Threaten To Resign Over PM Netanyahu’s Pick For Its Next Chief

Psst, want to be the head of the Shin Bet? Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to David Zini for just five minutes before promising him one of the country’s most important jobs. But his nomination for leadership of Israel’s top security service is now in serious jeopardy.

Shin Bet officials threaten to resign over Netanyahu’s appointment of David Zini as new chief

Internal backlash erupts over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial pick to lead Israel’s domestic intelligence agency, with senior field coordinators warning of resignations - Anadolu Ajansı

Israeli Internal Security Service Officer Shin Bet threatened that they would be disappointed if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's election to lead the service, General David Zini, will be confirmed, writes The Times of...

Senior Shin Bet Officials Threaten To Resign Over PM Netanyahu’s Pick For Its Next Chief

Senior Shin Bet officials have reportedly threatened to resign if Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu proceeds with the appointment of IDF Maj. Gen. David Zini as the agency’s next director, according to a report by the Kan public broadcaster. In off-the-record conversations over the weekend, Shin Bet field coordinators responsible for the Jerusalem and West Bank sectors blasted Zini’s nomination as politically driven. The officials reportedly rai…

Prime Minister's intervention comes after criticism of David Zini, claiming that he prefers the dismantling of Hamas to the release of hostages

In the wake of the Attorney General's announcement about the illegal appointment of Major General Zini to head the Shin Bet, Deputy Minister Almog Cohen informed Netanyahu that he would resign if the appointment did not go ahead: "I will not be a partner in continuing the surrender." The post Almog Cohen to Netanyahu: "If the appointment does not go ahead, I will resign from the government" appeared first on Srougim.