Ronen Bar says Benjamin Netanyahu fired him over trial request

Israel's government decided to release him two weeks ago, now Ronen Bar has written a letter to the Supreme Court, and he has it in himself: The Shin-Bet chief accuses Benjamin Netanyahu of lying.

Shin Bet chief says PM fired him after refusing to interfere in corruption trial

Netanyahu demanded Ronen Bar tell judges that he should not testify in court due to 'security reasons' during the war against Lebanon

Israel's attorney general is criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for firing intelligence chief Ronen Bar. At the same time, Bar himself states that the reason for the dismissal is that he refused to help Netanyahu avoid testifying in the trial over suspected bribes from Qatar.

Ronen Bar says Benjamin Netanyahu fired him over trial request

According to Bar, pressure was also exerted on him to carry out actions he defines as "against the citizens of the state."

Ronen Bar: PM demanded Shin Bet rule he coudn't testify in trial for 'security reasons'

In a letter to Israel's High Court, now hearing petitions against his dismissal, Ronen Bar said Netanyahu's move signals to all future heads of the service: 'if they fall out of favor with the political leadership, their dismissal will be imminent'

The public seeks its own conservative identity and, in the process, completely abandons the demand for norms of proper governance. • While the public digs into conservative positions, values such as honesty, ethics, and morality have disappeared from public discourse.