The agency's opinion may spare the prime minister's aides from a trial and eventual charges over alleged ties to Qatar. One security official says the suspicions against them remain, and 'the only thing that changed was the person at the top of the Shin Bet'
The agency's opinion may spare the prime minister's aides from a trial and eventual charges over alleged ties to Qatar. One security official says the suspicions against them remain, and 'the only thing that changed was the person at the top of the Shin Bet'
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11:19 AM • May 08 2026 IDT
The Shin Bet is downplaying the severity of the alleged offenses involved in the Qatargate affair, and the opinion that the security service is drawing up is not expected to determine that the actions of the prime minister's associates constituted a danger to national security, Haaretz has learned.
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