Judge Freezes Firing of Intel Chief Who’s Investigating Netanyahu’s Aides – Axios

 Judge Freezes Firing of Intel Chief Who’s Investigating Netanyahu’s Aides

A Supreme Court judge on Friday issued an injunction freezing the dismissal of the Shin Bet director until a hearing can be held on the matter, hours after Israel’s cabinet voted unanimously to dismiss him.

Why it matters: The vote to fire Ronen Bar, the head of Israel’s most powerful security agency, was unprecedented. No government in Israel’s history has ever before sought to remove someone from the position.

– The Cabinet’s dismissal decision dramatically escalates the domestic political and constitutional crises in Israel.
– With the court’s injunction, Netanyahu will face a decision on whether to abide by the ruling. Many of his critics believe he could refuse to do it.

The big picture: The Cabinet decision comes as the agency investigates two of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s advisers for allegedly receiving payments from Qatar during the Israel-Hamas war.

– Netanyahu’s long-expected move to remove Bar with Cabinet approval raised concerns among his political foes that he would replace the ousted intel chief with a loyalist and politicize the organization, potentially weaponizing it against his political opponents and critics, or to crack down on the protest movement against him.

– The Cabinet decision was made against the legal opinion of the attorney general. Opposition parties said they would appeal to Israel’s Supreme Court to halt and overturn the decision.

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Related: 3/16 — Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar Responds To Netanyahu’s Decision To Fire Him: Investigating The PM Over October 7 Is In The Interest Of National Security

3/6 — Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar, Despite Taking Responsibility For The Agency’s Failings On October 7, Is Unlikely To Resign Until Hostages Return And A State Inquiry Begins / Amos Harel

12/22/24 — Netanyahu Aide Altered Official Records To Allege Earlier Response From PM to 7 Oct Attack: Report

12/8 — Netanyahu’s Message Is Clear: The Army, The Shin Bet Security Service, The State Prosecutors And The Judges Are All Traitors And Must Be Fought By All Means — Haaretz

More: Collection of Recent Headlines on Netanyahu Seeking to Avoid Trial, Threatening Attorney General and Others:

11/20/24 — Netanyahu Considering Firing Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar

11/13 — Will Israel have a Coup or Civil War Soon? Netanyahu vs Gallant / Shin Bet – Internal 🇮🇱 Division

11/7 – Haaretz: Israeli Opposition Leaders: Firing Of Gallant Meant To Thwart Investigations Into Netanyahu’s Office

11/5- Times of Israel – Report: Netanyahu planning to also fire IDF, Shin Bet Chiefs

11/5/24 — Netanyahu Fires Defense Minister Gallant

11/03 – Jacob Bardugo, Netanyahu’s Bannon, Accuses IDF & Shin Bet Of Perpetrating A Coup D’État:

11/3/24 — The Judge Partially Lifted The Gag Order And Allowed To Publish That The Main Suspect Is Eli Feldstein – One Of Netanyahu’s Spokespersons

[Joint IDF / Shin Bet Investigation]

11/1- 🚨🇮🇱Netanyahu Aide Arrested For Alleged Intel Leak In Gaza Crisis Scandal

See: 7/10 — [Israel’s Negotiation Team Speaks With Haaretz. Describes How Netanyahu Has Leaked Classified Intel To Sabotage Hostage Deals

10/27 — Shin Bet Warned Of Possible Hamas Assault Hours Before October 7 Attack

10/21 — The Document Distributed By Shin Bet At 2:58 Am, October 7, 2023, After Hamas Fighters Switched To Israeli Sim Cards. “It May Indicate Offensive Actions by Hamas.” They Were Ignored By The Entire Line Of Command, Starting With The NSA

9/24 — Haaretz: Why Netanyahu Is Really Delaying a Hostage Deal: The Disgrace Over Oct. 7 That Awaits Him

8/22- Netanyahu At Odds With Israeli Military Over Gaza-Egypt Border

8/13- Gallant Calls Netanyahu’s Goal Of ‘Total Victory’ In Gaza ‘Nonsense’

7/17 — Netanyahu Rejects Calls for Immediate Inquiry Into 7 October Security Failures

Gallant, had last week called for…

6/6 – Was October 7th Allowed to Happen To Further The Greater Israel Agenda? Did The Hannibal Directive Ever End? [X]— Part 4 of @PsyopDaily‘s / TheMcgwire’s Oct 7th Series

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