Netanyahu Dismisses Shin Bet Chief's Lawsuit as 'Nonsense'
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a lawsuit filed against him by former Shin Bet head Ronen Bar "nonsense" during a Kan 11 interview. Netanyahu claimed the NIS 30 million suit was a tactic to distract from elections and Bar's failures, stating Bar could have used secure communication lines to reach him. The Prime Minister also asserted Bar failed to provide strategic war warnings and wrongly believed Hamas was deterred.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called former Shin Bet head Ronen Bar's lawsuit against him "nonsense."
- Netanyahu stated the NIS 30 million lawsuit was a "trick" to divert attention from elections.
- The Prime Minister claimed Bar could have used a "red phone" or met him directly.
- Netanyahu asserted Bar did not provide strategic warnings about the war.
- He accused Bar of wrongly believing Hamas was deterred and seeking an economic agreement.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fiercely attacked former Shin Bet head Ronen Bar during a televised interview on Wednesday night, calling Bar's lawsuit against him "nonsense" and a "trick" to divert attention from the upcoming elections and his own failures.
Netanyahu, speaking to Ayala Hasson on Kan 11 News, addressed the NIS 30 million lawsuit filed by Bar. The Prime Minister asserted that Bar's claims were meaningless and aimed at distracting from the choice between continuing the current approach and a strong right-wing government led by himself.
Responding to Bar's assertion that he couldn't contact Netanyahu because he lacked his phone number, the Prime Minister stated that Bar could have used the "red phone", a direct line accessible at any time by Shin Bet security personnel, or simply come to him directly. Netanyahu claimed to have submitted nearly 1,000 documents refuting Bar's allegations.
Furthermore, Netanyahu accused Bar of not cooperating with the State Comptroller and of not providing strategic warnings about the war. He suggested that the focus on war warnings was linked to the judicial reform crisis, with the exception of Gaza, which he characterized as calm and seeking quiet in exchange for quiet, with Sinwar wanting an arrangement and workers.
Netanyahu also claimed that Bar and others wrongly believed Hamas was deterred and that Bar sought an economic agreement. He dismissed the idea that Bar couldn't reach him as absurd, given the existence of secure communication channels.
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