Netanyahu chooses a former navy as a new chief of the Shin Bet-Liberation
Never mind scale events And the accusations of autocratic abuses, Benyamin Netanyahu acts the change of interior intelligence direction. The Israeli Prime Minister chose ex-commander of the Navy Eli Sharvit as a new chief of the Shin Bet, his office said on Monday, March 31, despite the Supreme Court of the Government’s request to dismiss the Director in office of the Homeland Security Service.
« After having conducted in -depth interviews with seven qualified candidates, Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu decided to appoint the former Navy Commander, the Reservist Admiral Eli Sharvit, as the next director of the Shin Bet »said the office of the head of government in a press release. “Admiral Sharvit served for thirty-six years in the Israeli defense forces, including five years as a commander of the navy. In this position, he led the development of the maritime defense force (…) and managed complex operational systems against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran ”add the text.
The government led by Netanyahu decided on March 20 to dismiss the chief of Shin Bet, Ronen Barevoking « A loss of persistent professional and personal confidence between the Prime Minister and the Director of the Service » preventing « The government and the Prime Minister effectively exercise their powers ». According to the head of the Israeli government, Bar would have investigated without his agreement on the far -right minister Itamar ben gvirin charge of the national security portfolio. But following requests filed by the Israeli opposition and an NGO, the Supreme Court suspended the dismissal of bar on March 21, until the examination of appeals by April 8.
The country’s general prosecutor, Gali Baharav-Miara, who also plays the role of government’s legal counselor, warned Benyamin Netanyahu that the decision of the Supreme Court « Prohibited » temporarily to appoint a new chief of the Shin Bet. But the Prime Minister insisted that it was up to his government to decide who directs the internal security agency. The decision to dismiss the head of the Shin Bet caused major demonstrations in Israel. Part of the Israelis denounce what they consider an autocratic drift of the Prime Minister, at the head of one of the most right of the country’s history.
