Shin Bet Chief Calls for Rapid Change and Innovation

The head of the Shin Bet, David Zini, delivered a stark address during a special ceremony at the organization's headquarters commemorating the National Remembrance Day for the October 7th events. Zini urged the agency's employees to question, innovate, and initiate actions to stay ahead of adversaries.

Speaking at the ceremony, held at the General Security Service headquarters, Zini emphasized the imperative for the agency to adapt quickly to the evolving security landscape. He stated, "We must remember that our responsibility does not end with correcting the past. It requires foresight and change at the right pace and direction. The security reality is changing before our eyes. The enemy learns us, adapts, develops new capabilities and methods of operation. Therefore, we too must change, and quickly. We must not fall in love with what we already know. We must not rely on concepts simply because they served us in the past, and we must not wait for the next threat to understand that the reality has changed."

Zini stressed the importance of humility and commitment to defending the homeland, urging every individual and the collective to "question, challenge, innovate, initiate, identify the change before it becomes a threat, and be one step ahead of those who seek to harm us." He concluded by stating, "We will continue to protect the State of Israel. We will do so with open eyes, with humility, with determination, and with deep faith in our mission. We will carry with us the memory of the fallen and the heroism of the fighters and the people, not as a burden that stops us, but as a command that obliges us to be better. This is our responsibility, this is our mission, and this is our promise to the State of Israel."