The director of Israel’s internal intelligence agency, Shin Bet, Ronen Bar, alleges he was fired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for refusing to pledge loyalty and for not surveilling anti-government protesters. Bar’s affidavit to the supreme court details Netanyahu’s demands for loyalty over judicial authority and an effort to coerce him regarding a corruption case. The dispute has escalated into a constitutional crisis, with accusations of politicization of the agency and intensifying tensions following the October 2023 Hamas attacks.
