The Israeli government has decided to declare high controversy over the head of domestic intelligence, Ronen Bar.
The Netanyahu office said the cabinet unanimously supported Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to remove him from the office. The Israeli era reported in the early hours of Friday that the cabinet meeting lasted about three and a half hours.
Netanyahu announced plans to open a bar on Sunday night, sparking massive protests. According to Israeli media, this is the first time in Israel’s history that the person in charge of gambling has been refuted.
Netanyahu cited the “lack of trust” by Bar as the reason for his firing.
The relationship between the two is already tense. Netanyahu took out the negotiating team from the Israeli negotiation team that had indirect negotiations with the Palestinian militant group Hamas Hamas in the Gaza war.
Netanyahu’s policy has been criticized in the errors of the possible Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023, in Shin Bet’s investigation.
In addition, Shin BET is investigating the alleged illegal relationship between colleagues in Netanyahu and Qatar.
Qatar is one of the negotiators in the talks with Hamas and a supporter of the organization.
Israeli critics fear Netanyahu will replace lawyers with loyalty to his successor and will close the investigation.
Netanyahu’s office said the bar association will leave his position on April 10 unless a successor is appointed.
There have been mass protests against the bar association’s firing. On the night of the decision, despite the heavy rain, thousands of people proved again.
