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Shin Bet Official Arrested as Security Agency Rift Deepens

The arrest for classified leaks and investigations into extremist infiltration highlight escalating tensions between Israel's Shin Bet and Police.

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FILE - Ronen Bar, chief of Israel's domestic Shin Bet security agency, attends a ceremony marking Memorial Day for fallen soldiers of Israel's wars and victims of attacks at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl military cemetery, May 13, 2024. (Gil Cohen-Magen/AP File)
Israel's minister of diaspora affairs and combating anti-Semitism, Amichai Chikli, speaks during 'Europa Viva 24', a right-wing political convention, at the Palacio de Vistalegre, in Madrid, Spain on May 19, 2024

Overview

  • A Shin Bet official has been arrested on suspicion of leaking classified information to journalists and Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli.
  • The arrest comes amid intensifying disputes between Shin Bet and the Israel Police over intelligence sharing and counterterrorism efforts.
  • Investigations are ongoing into potential infiltration of Kahanist extremist elements within the Israel Police, further straining inter-agency trust.
  • Tensions have escalated following government efforts to remove the head of Shin Bet, exacerbating the crisis of trust within Israel's security apparatus.
  • The discovery that a West Bank Division commander, suspected of criminal activities, secretly recorded meetings with Shin Bet officials has deepened the rift.