How can the gov't, Shin Bet overcome such harsh rifts? - analysis

Jerusalem Post - 21/04
Future prime ministers and Shin Bet chiefs need to know how far they can go and where there are guardrails.  

Even before Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar's stunning Monday affidavit against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, there was a history of his top former intelligence chiefs accusing him of potentially illegal actions.

Former Mossad director Tamir Pardo (2011-2016) had accused Netanyahu of spying on him and of ordering 24-hour preparations for an illegal strike on Iran without security cabinet approval.

Former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen (2011-2016) had accused Netanyahu of ordering him to spy on the other top Israeli defense and intelligence chiefs, but said he refused.

He also accused Netanyahu of trying to use Shin Bet powers against political rival Naftali Bennett.

But the full unpackaging of Bar's accusations along with the Qatargate sagas draws into question the basic underpinnings of any future relations between whoever will soon replace Bar and whoever is prime minister as well as how this relationship impacts the rule of law in the country.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the District court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testim...
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