Ex-Shin Bet Chief Sues Netanyahu for Defamation Over Oct. 7 Blame
Translated & summarized from TheMarker by baba
Former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar is suing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for NIS 3 million in defamation. Bar filed the suit after Netanyahu accused him of withholding intelligence before the October 7 Hamas attack. Bar's lawsuit claims he warned Netanyahu multiple times about Gaza and that the Prime Minister rejected assassination proposals.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar sued Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for NIS 3 million.
- The lawsuit was filed after Netanyahu accused Bar of withholding intelligence before the October 7 attack.
- Bar claims he warned Netanyahu at least 20 times about the Gaza situation.
- The former Shin Bet chief stated Netanyahu rejected proposals to assassinate Hamas leaders.
- Bar's lawsuit includes evidence of intelligence shared with the Prime Minister's office before October 7.
Former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar has filed a NIS 3 million defamation lawsuit against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The lawsuit stems from a post Netanyahu made on X (formerly Twitter) on September 28, accusing Bar of intentionally withholding intelligence information before the Hamas attack on October 7. Netanyahu's post alleged that Bar, who resigned from his position, was responsible for "failures and crimes."
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 had provided information to the Prime Minister's office in the hours preceding the October 7 massacre. Bar asserts that many of Netanyahu's claims against him are baseless.
