Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar distances himself from predecessor's statements against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, rejecting accusations of working against the prime minister. Bar emphasizes that the agency operates within the law and disapproves of non-stately discourse. Former Shin Bet chief Nadav Argaman threatens to make compromising information about Netanyahu public if he breaks the law. Netanyahu accuses both Argaman and Bar of blackmail. Bar refuses to step down and calls for a state commission to probe failures surrounding the October 7, 2023, Hamas onslaught.
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