Israeli government reverses firing of security chief
4/29/2025 8:24:27 PM
Israel’s government said it had cancelled a decision to fire domestic security chief Ronen Bar, a day after he announced he would stand down on June 15 following weeks of tension with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“The government has decided to revoke its decision of March 20, 2025” to sack Bar, it said in a document submitted to the Supreme Court, a copy of which was obtained by the AFP news agency.
The government’s move to fire Bar, head of the Shin Bet security agency, had been frozen by the top court and triggered mass protests.
Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that the latest move to revoke the dismissal appears “aimed at preempting a potentially precedent-setting high court ruling on petitions challenging Bar’s ouster”.
“The government has decided to revoke its decision of March 20, 2025” to sack Bar, it said in a document submitted to the Supreme Court, a copy of which was obtained by the AFP news agency.
The government’s move to fire Bar, head of the Shin Bet security agency, had been frozen by the top court and triggered mass protests.
Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that the latest move to revoke the dismissal appears “aimed at preempting a potentially precedent-setting high court ruling on petitions challenging Bar’s ouster”.