‘She should be brought to justice’: Ministers urge Netanyahu to ignore AG, appoint Zini as Shin Bet chief
The Times of Israel
May 26, 2025
Government and coalition members issue outraged reactions to Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara’s announcement that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pick of IDF Maj. Gen. David Zini to head the Shin Bet is “invalid and unlawful,” since it was taken “while ignoring determinations in the [High Court] ruling and legal instructions.”
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi, of Netanyahu’s Likud party, says that “trying to prevent a prime minister from appointing a Shin Bet head during wartime harms national security — she should be brought to justice immediately after she is ousted.”
Karhi claims Baharav-Miara’s legal opinion “completely contradicts the law, democracy and common sense” and should not be recognized since she “has a conflict of interest,” due to the government having initiated the complex process of firing her.
“David Zini must be appointed by hook or by crook,” he adds.
Education Minister Yoav Kisch (Likud) also accuses the attorney general of compromising national security, calling her “a political player whose sole purpose is toppling the government” and demanding that Zini’s appointment go ahead.
Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir repeats his call to oust Baharav-Miara, and his fellow Otzma Yehudit minister Amichay Eliyahu agrees and urges Netanyahu and Justice Minister Yariv Levin to bring the standoff to an end.
Deputy Minister Almog Cohen goes a step further, saying he has told Netanyahu that if Zini ends up not being appointed, he will resign from the government over the failure to deal with the attorney general’s “silent coup.”
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