‘No legitimate basis’ for firing, Shin Bet chief says in affidavit to High Court

(JNS) Outgoing Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Director Ronen Bar told the Israeli Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice, on Monday that the government’s decision to fire him was motivated by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s expectation of personal loyalty. “It was made clear to me that if a constitutional crisis arises, I […]