Ex-Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar Sues Netanyahu for Defamation Over Oct. 7 Blame
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar is suing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for defamation, seeking NIS 3 million. The lawsuit follows Netanyahu's accusation that Bar withheld intelligence before the October 7 Hamas attack. Bar's suit claims he warned Netanyahu multiple times about Gaza and proposed eliminating Hamas leaders, presenting evidence of information shared.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar sued Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for NIS 3 million in damages.
- Netanyahu had accused Bar of withholding intelligence before the October 7 Hamas attack.
- Bar claims he warned Netanyahu at least 20 times about the Gaza situation.
- The lawsuit states Netanyahu rejected Bar's proposals to eliminate Hamas leaders.
- Bar presented evidence of intelligence shared with the Prime Minister's office prior to October 7.
Former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar has filed a NIS 3 million defamation lawsuit against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The suit stems from a social media post by Netanyahu on September 28, accusing Bar of intentionally withholding intelligence information before the October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel. Netanyahu's post also attributed "failures and crimes" to the then-resigning head of the security agency, claims Bar asserts are baseless.
In his lawsuit, Bar detailed that he had warned Netanyahu at least 20 times about the situation in the Gaza Strip and that the Prime Minister had rejected his proposals to eliminate Hamas leaders. The lawsuit also presents evidence that the Shin Bet had provided information to the Prime Minister's office in the hours preceding the October 7 massacre.
