The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) is the Jewish state's primary internal security service, focusing primarily on internal security, exposing terrorist rings, and intelligence efforts in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Also known as the Shabak, it makes up one of the three arms of Israel's intelligence community, alongside the Mossad (foreign intelligence) and Aman (military intelligence).
Like the Mossad, despite being a security agency, the Shin Bet does not operate under the Defense Ministry and instead answers to the prime minister.
The current head of the Shin Bet is Ronen Bar, appointed in 2021 by then-prime minister Naftali Bennett.
"We need to do exactly what we did with Judge [Isaac] Amit, not cooperate with him, not work with him," Levin said.
The Prime Minister’s Office issued a response, stating that the recording represents a “real threat to democracy.”
Awad was behind the raid on Nir Oz and the abductions of Shiri, Kfir, and Ariel Bibas and is believed to have played a big role in their murders.
Former Shin Bet senior official Ilan Segev also expressed concern over the dangers of appointing an acting head of Shin Bet.
According to Bar, pressure was also exerted on him to carry out actions he defines as "against the citizens of the state."
Mahmad Salah Mohammad Bardawil served as Hamas's propaganda and psychological warfare operative.
MIDDLE ISRAEL: Like Nixon, Netanyahu hopes that throwing passengers to the sea will end the tempest into which he has sailed.
We are a country at war. In moments like this, the nation needs unity and, above all, leadership. What we are getting instead is chaos.
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: For now, Israel’s institutions are holding the line. But how long they can continue to do so under such relentless pressure remains an open question.
The poll also surveyed Israelis views towards the attempted dismissals of the Shin Bet chief and attorney-general, as well as if there is an Israeli "deep state."
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