Sign in to baba News

One account across the web, iPhone and Android — your subscription follows it.

or use an email code

By continuing you agree to the terms and privacy policy.

Welcome — one more step

News Plus opens the cross-newsroom layer — who covered a story, who didn’t, and how each one worded it.

  • Ask Duki without the monthly limit — answers from the coverage, with sources
  • Save articles, synced between the web and the app
  • Every Not Everywhere story, no daily limit
  • How each newsroom worded the same event
  • Filing timeline and coverage breakdown
  • The whole archive, searchable
  • Unlimited newsroom, topic and people follows
  • The daily brief by email, in English or Hebrew

Eligible new subscribers get 7 days free, then $34.99 each year. Renews automatically until cancelled. Cancel any time in your account. Subscription terms.

Your subscription also unlocks the app.

Download on theApp StoreGet it onGoogle Play

Search stories

Type at least two characters. Results come from every newsroom baba reads.

↑↓ to move · ↵ to open · esc to close

Live Terminal
Security · Full coverage

Civil Rights Groups Demand Investigation Into Shin Bet Officials Over Alleged Illegal Surveillance

How 3 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.

Civil Rights Groups Demand Investigation Into Shin Bet Officials Over Alleged Illegal Surveillance
67% right-leaning
Center 1Right 2

By יאיר אלטמן

First reported by Channel 13 · Jul 7, 2026

What happened

Civil rights groups Lavi and Im Tirtzu petition Israel's Supreme Court to compel the Attorney General to explain why no criminal probe has been launched against senior Shin Bet officials accused of illegally using surveillance to block David Zini's appointment as head of the agency.

  • 01Lavi and Im Tirtzu petition Supreme Court against Attorney General over Shin Bet surveillance misuse.
  • 02Senior Shin Bet officials allegedly used illegal wiretap data to block David Zini's appointment.
  • 03A former acting Shin Bet head is accused of conflict of interest and misuse of classified info.
  • 04Petitioners claim five ignored requests for investigation since October 2025.
  • 05Groups warn misuse of Shin Bet harms Israeli democracy and call for judicial intervention.

Summary translated & synthesized from the sources below by baba. Read each original for the full report.

In this story
People
Gali Baharav-MiaraDavid Zini
OrganizationsLavi, Im Tirtzu, Shin Bet, Supreme Court, Grunis Committee
PlacesIsrael

Full coverage · 3 outlets

The same event, reported separately by each newsroom. Open a few to compare what each emphasizes — and what they leave out.

Now 14Right · HebrewJul 8, 2026
Civil Rights Groups Demand Investigation Into Shin Bet Officials Over Alleged Illegal Surveillance
Behadrei HaredimRight · HebrewJul 7, 2026
Shin Bet Chief Zini Seeks Full Names of Petitioners, Lawyer Calls Him Obsessive
Channel 13Center · HebrewJul 7, 2026
Shin Bet Chief Zini Files New Court Contempt Request Over Anonymous Petitioners

Related stories

High Court Mandates Shin Bet Ex-Officials Disclose Petitioners Against Zini4 days agoIsraeli Civil Rights Group Demands End to Shin Bet's Role in Arab Community Crime EnforcementJul 9, 2026Israeli Court Schedules Hearing Over Shin Bet Officials' Refusal to Disclose Names in Controversial Appointment CaseJul 21, 2026Movement for Quality Government Demands Criminal Probe into Shin Bet Chief David ZiniJul 12, 2026Shin Bet Chief Zini Asks Supreme Court to Reveal Petitioners’ IdentitiesJun 25, 2026Supreme Court President Urges Shin Bet Chief to Drop Bid to Unmask PetitionersAug 30, 2026