Shin Bet Chief Zini Seeks Full Names of Petitioners, Lawyer Calls Him Obsessive

The legal dispute over revealing the identities of petitioners against Shin Bet Chief David Zini continues. After the Supreme Court allowed Zini to review the petitioners' list through the court secretariat, he filed a contempt of court motion, arguing that the full names of all petitioners were still not provided. According to the motion submitted by his attorney, following the Supreme Court's June 30, 2026 decision, Zini obtained the list but found many petitioners were listed only by initials rather than full names.

Zini's legal team requested the petitioners' lawyer to provide the complete list without delay, but the request was denied. The motion claims the petitioners are deliberately avoiding compliance with the court ruling and warns that without a contempt ruling, they will continue to disregard court orders. Zini asks the court to order the petitioners to submit a full list with all names spelled out and to cover the legal costs of this request.

Correspondence attached to the motion shows Zini's lawyer urging the petitioners' counsel to respond by the upcoming Sunday, hoping to avoid further court involvement. The petitioners' lawyer responded by calling Zini's insistence "obsessive" and "ridiculous," asserting that the court's decision had already resolved the matter.