AG says decision to fire Ronen Bar 'tainted with fundamental flaws,' has implications for independence of security and law enforcement officials in exercising their power The post Government argues court can’t force it to work with Shin Bet chief it doesn’t trust appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Israel approved the dismissal of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar. Benjamin Netanyahu denies that the decision was made due to an investigation into his ties with the Qatari government, according to The Guardian.

The effort is part of a dispute between Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing alliance and its opponents about the nature and future of the Israeli state.