Ex-Shin Bet Chief 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 NIS 3 million in defamation. Bar alleges Netanyahu falsely blamed him for intelligence failures before the October 7 Hamas attack. The lawsuit claims Bar warned Netanyahu multiple times and that Netanyahu rejected assassination proposals. Netanyahu responded by saying Bar could have contacted him directly.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar sued Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for NIS 3 million.
- Bar claims Netanyahu falsely blamed him for intelligence failures before the October 7 Hamas attack.
- The lawsuit states Bar warned Netanyahu at least 20 times about Gaza.
- Netanyahu allegedly rejected Bar's proposals to assassinate Hamas leaders.
- Bar presented evidence of intelligence shared with Netanyahu's office before Oct. 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 accusing Bar of intentionally withholding intelligence information prior to the Hamas attack on October 7. Netanyahu's post, published on September 28, attributed "failures and crimes" to the resigning Shin Bet head, claims Bar's lawsuit states 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 assassinate Hamas leaders. The lawsuit also presents evidence that the Shin Bet provided information to the Prime Minister's office in the hours preceding the massacre. Netanyahu responded to the lawsuit by stating that Bar had his direct phone number and could have called him immediately.
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